Behavioral Health Technician - Patient Care & Support

Oceans Healthcare; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Katy seeks a dedicated Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) to support nursing staff and maintain a therapeutic milieu for adults and seniors with anxiety, depression and related mental health conditions.

Under licensed supervision, the BHT performs routine patient-care tasks, monitors safety, documents observations and supports interventions while adhering to Joint Commission and state regulations.

Qualifications

• Provide patient care activities under supervision of licensed staff.
• Monitor and document vital signs and nutrition intake.
• Maintain unit safety and infection control practices.

Responsibilities

• Continually monitors and supports compliance within unit rules.
• Demonstrates the ability to employ de-escalation and therapeutic interventions as needed.
• Inventories patient belongings accurately and secures contraband as needed; completes unit safety checks.
• Complies with standard/universal precautions and infection control policies and attends required in-services to keep self-informed.
• Implements patient care activities under the direction and supervision of licensed nursing personnel; performs vital signs, weights, ADL, nutritional monitoring and communicates findings to the nurse.
• Assists patients with laundry, meals, bathroom functions and maintaining of belongings; assists at -risk and/or physically challenged patients with mobility needs as needed.
• Individualizes all patient care activities to the age specific, disability, cultural sensitivity needs of the patient.
• Communicates and documents patient observation related to behavior and location and date effectively. Includes accurate documentation of nutritional intake, weights, liquid intake, vital signs, and output appropriately on the observation form.
• Communicates outcome of assigned tasks to nursing staff in a timely manner; Communicates follow-up on patient care responsibilities; incomplete assignments, ongoing activities and current patient needs to relevant staff to assure continuality of care.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Skills

De-escalation

Observation

Communication

Patient care

Infection control

Job description

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Katy seeks a dedicated Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) to support nursing staff and maintain a therapeutic milieu for adults and seniors with anxiety, depression and related mental health conditions.

Under licensed supervision, the BHT performs routine patient-care tasks, monitors safety, documents observations and supports interventions while adhering to Joint Commission and state regulations.