Behavioral Health Technician - Night Shift & Growth

LifePoint Health; Dublin (AL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

PTO & Insurance

Tuition assistance

401(k) with company match

Wellness programs

Job summary

LifePoint Health's Columbus Springs Dublin is seeking a dedicated Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) to support inpatient psychiatric care. This full-time night-shift role emphasizes safety, patient monitoring, and collaborative care within a supportive team.

You will perform vital signs, assist with admissions, document care, facilitate groups, and help maintain a therapeutic environment under RN supervision.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Previous experience in a psychiatric health-care facility with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric, or geriatric patients preferred.
• CPR and de-escalation certification required within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Observe and maintain a safe environment through regular patient checks, safety monitoring, contraband searches, and one‑on‑one supervision as needed.
• Perform delegated tasks such as taking vital signs, collecting specimens, documenting care, assisting with group education, and monitoring patients.
• Promote a positive therapeutic milieu and accompany patients to meals, breaks, off‑unit visits, and appointments.
• Report all medical or psychiatric changes to the RN and assist with admissions, including belongings inventory and vital signs.
• Document patient property at admission and discharge and conduct unit safety checks each shift to ensure a clean, therapeutic environment.
• Encourage or assist patients with activities of daily living and facilitate or co‑facilitate psychoeducational and therapeutic groups using established guidelines.
• Apply crisis intervention and de‑escalation techniques as needed and maintain knowledge of program protocols.
• Orient new staff members to the unit, document in the medical record according to policy, provide feedback to the interdisciplinary team, comply with OSHA and CDC specimen guidelines, and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Critical thinking

Decisive judgment

Ability to work with minimal supervisi

CPR & de-escalation certification

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

LifePoint Health's Columbus Springs Dublin is seeking a dedicated Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) to support inpatient psychiatric care. This full-time night-shift role emphasizes safety, patient monitoring, and collaborative care within a supportive team.

You will perform vital signs, assist with admissions, document care, facilitate groups, and help maintain a therapeutic environment under RN supervision.