Behavioral Health Technician PRN

LewisGale Regional Health System; Pulaski (VA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Wellbeing support and counseling

Paid time off and family leave

Tuition and certification support

Retirement and stock purchase options

Job summary

LewisGale Hospital Pulaski is seeking a Behavioral Health Technician PRN to support nursing staff and deliver patient-centered care under RN supervision. The role focuses on direct and indirect patient care, group activities, and documentation throughout the care cycle.

Qualified candidates will have a Virginia CNA or completed Fundamentals of Nursing, with BLS/CPR and crisis intervention training within required timelines.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support within 90 days of start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention within 60 days of start date
• CNA certification in Virginia or completed Fundamentals of Nursing course preferred
• Previous healthcare experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Work under RN supervision to provide patient care and assist nursing staff.
• Obtain and record initial and ongoing patient information.
• Document observations, patient responses, and changes during care.
• Lead or co-lead groups on goals, community, leisure, diversion, and wrap-up.
• Assist with mobility and transfers between units.
• Perform clerical duties such as charting and answering phones.

Skills

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

CNA certification (Virginia)

Fundamentals of Nursing course

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $16.02 - $22.43 / hour

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The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a Behavioral Health Technician PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join LewisGale Hospital Pulaski which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary And Qualifications

Our Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT) work under the supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN) and assist the nursing staff in providing patient care. You will deliver high quality, patient-centered care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living.

• You will work closely with the mental health clinical team to create and implement a care plan by performing direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of the licensed nurse.
• Obtain and record initial and ongoing patient information throughout the cycle of care.
• Document observations, interactions, patient responses to performed activities, and any physical or behavioral changes at time of occurrence.
• You will lead or co-lead groups that include topics related to goals, community, leisure, diversionary, and wrap-up.
• You will assist with patient mobility by regularly turning, positioning, and ambulating as well as transferring patients to and from other units/departments.
• Clerical duties include assembling and maintaining charts, filing, answering and transferring phones, and relaying messages.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Interv Inst, or Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date
• CNA certification in the Commonwealth of Virginia through the Board of Health Professions; or completed Fundamentals of Nursing course through an accredited school of nursing is preferred.
• Previous healthcare experience is preferred.

Benefits

LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

LewisGale Hospital Pulaski

has provided quality healthcare services since 1915. We are located in Pulaski, Virginia. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 140+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in Southwest Virginia and New River Valley. As a member of the LewisGale Regional Health System network, we provide a full scope of healthcare services. Our hospital is home to the LewisGale Regional Cancer Center Pulaski. The first medical facility in the region to provide a radioactive seed implant procedure which is a radiation therapy alternative for treating breast and prostate cancer. Our accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer comes with many commendations for our program of service and patient care. We specialize in orthopedics and are an accredited chest pain center.

At LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

\"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do.\"- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status