Behavioral Health Technician PRN Nights

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C.; DeRidder (LA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Oceans Behavioral Hospital DeRidder is dedicated to compassionate mental health care for adults and seniors, offering inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services. The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) supports nursing staff by delivering safe, therapeutic patient care within standard regulations and Oceans' policies.

As a BHT, you will assist with daily activities, monitor vitals, document observations, and contribute to a respectful, de-escalation-focused environment under licensed

Qualifications

• Assist with patient care activities under licensed nursing supervision.
• Monitor compliance with unit rules and safety checks.
• Perform vitals, weights, ADL, and nutritional monitoring.
• Document patient observations accurately and timely.
• Maintain infection control policies and universal precautions.

Responsibilities

• Continually monitor unit rules compliance.
• Employ de-escalation and therapeutic interventions as needed.
• Inventory patient belongings and secure contraband; complete safety checks.
• Complies with infection control policies and attends required in-services.
• Implements patient care activities under supervision; reports findings to nurse.
• Assist patients with daily activities and mobility as needed.
• Individualizes care to age, disability, and cultural needs.
• Documents patient observations and outcomes; communicates with nursing staff.
• Ensures continuity of care by updating assigned tasks and needs.

Skills

De-escalation techniques

Therapeutic interventions

Vital signs monitoring

Infection control

Unit rules compliance

Patient observation documentation

Mobility assistance

Communication with nursing staff

Job description

At Oceans Behavioral Hospital DeRidder, 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.