Behavioral Health Technician: Patient Care & Safety

Lifepoint Health, Inc.; Olde West Chester (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Financial Protection & PTO

Financial & Career Growth

Employee Well-being

Professional Development

Job summary

Beckett Springs Behavioral Health Hospital, part of Lifepoint Health, is seeking a dedicated Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) to support safe, compassionate patient care in a fast-paced psychiatric environment. You will monitor patients, take vital signs, document care, and assist with group education, helping maintain a therapeutic milieu.

Requirements include critical thinking, ability to work with minimal supervision, and CPR/de-escalation certification within 30 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience: Previous experience in a psychiatric health-care facility with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric, or geriatric patients preferred.
• Certifications: 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

Observation

Safety monitoring

Vital signs

Documentation

Crisis de-escalation

Group education

Patient assistance

Admissions support

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Beckett Springs Behavioral Health Hospital, part of Lifepoint Health, is seeking a dedicated Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) to support safe, compassionate patient care in a fast-paced psychiatric environment. You will monitor patients, take vital signs, document care, and assist with group education, helping maintain a therapeutic milieu.

Requirements include critical thinking, ability to work with minimal supervision, and CPR/de-escalation certification within 30 days of hire.