Behavioral Health Technician PRN Nights

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C.; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Baton Rouge is seeking a Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) to support nursing staff in delivering patient care for adults and seniors with anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns. You will perform vital signs, ADL assistance, nutritional monitoring, and documentation to ensure safe, therapeutic care.

Work under licensed staff, follow Joint Commission and state regulations, and adapt care to the individual needs of each patient.

Qualifications

• Must assist licensed nursing staff in delivering patient care.
• Ability to perform vital signs, ADL assistance, nutrition monitoring.
• Respect age-specific and cultural needs in care.
• Maintain safety and infection control standards per policy.

Responsibilities

• Continually monitors and supports compliance within unit rules.
• Demonstrates de-escalation and therapeutic intervention as needed.
• Inventories patient belongings and secures contraband; conducts safety checks.
• Adheres to infection control policies and attends required in-services.
• Performs patient care activities under supervision, including vitals and nutrition monitoring.
• Assists with laundry, meals, and mobility needs; supports at-risk patients.
• Tailors care to patient age, disability, and cultural needs.
• Documents patient observation, nutrition, weights, intake/output accurately.
• Communicates task outcomes to nursing staff and follows up on patient needs.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Skills

De-escalation

Patient care

Communication

Documentation

Safety checks

Job description

At Oceans Behavioral Hospital Baton Rouge, healing is our focus. We are passionate about helping adults and seniors manage the challenges associated with anxiety, depression and other mental health issues. Utilizing proven, innovative and progressive therapies, our qualified professionals strive to promote long-term wellness through a range of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric counseling and treatment options.

The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) supports the nursing staff in maintaining a therapeutic milieu by performing routinely assigned tasks and carrying out patient care activities within the scope of the BHT's training and experience. The BHT will maintain a safe and professional standard for patient care in accordance with Joint Commission, Federal and State regulations, Oceans' Mission, policies and procedures and performance improvement standards.

Essential Functions:

1. Continually monitors and supports compliance within unit rules.
2. Demonstrates the ability to employ de-escalation and therapeutic interventions as needed.
3. Inventories patient belongings accurately and secures contraband as needed; completes unit safety checks.
4. Complies with standard/universal precautions and infection control policies and attends required in-services to keep self-informed.
5. 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.
6. Assists patients with laundry, meals, bathroom functions and maintaining of belongings; assists at -risk and/or physically challenged patients with mobility needs as needed.
7. Individualizes all patient care activities to the age specific, disability, cultural sensitivity needs of the patient.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Performs other duties and projects as assigned.