Behavorial Health Technician - Acute

Summit BHC West Virginia, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Highland Hospital in Charleston, West Virginia seeks a Behavioral Health Technician - Acute to join the multidisciplinary team. You will work under a licensed nurse to monitor patient behaviors, provide continuous care, and respond to crises on the unit.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent; six months of relevant experience; CPR and de-escalation training. This onsite role supports patient safety and recovery in a structured environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Six months or more experience with the population served preferred.
• Knowledge of psychiatric disorders and treatment modalities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure wellbeing of patients and provide a safe, structured environment under supervision.
• Maintain constant awareness and supervision of patients.
• Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, meals, and hygiene.
• Conduct regular safety checks and follow supervision guidelines.
• Interact with patients and report significant observations to a supervisor.

Skills

CPR certification

De-escalation techniques

Patient care

Crisis response

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Behavorial Health Technician - Acute | Highland Hospital | Charleston, West Virginia

About the Job

Purpose Statement: The Behavioral Health Associate I works under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse as an integral part of the multidisciplinary treatment team and is responsible for monitoring and reporting of patient behaviors; providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling; assisting in patient data collection, recording, and maintenance; and responding in crisis situations and medical emergencies as needed.

Roles and Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ensures the wellbeing of patients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment, under direction of charge nurse or supervisor.
• Maintains a constant awareness and supervision of patients.
• Assists clients with activities of daily living, such as toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration and changing bed linens.
• Conducts safety checks, ensuring that supervision is conducted at intervals in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines.
• Checks patients for contraband and manages the patient’s valuables and belongings.
• Interacts routinely with patients, observes behaviors and communicates significant observations to supervisor.
• Engages with patient in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
• Facilitates patient educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills and independent living skills.
• Takes and records vital signs properly and communicates significant changes in patient’s condition to the clinical team.
• Charts in patient records timely, accurately, and appropriately.
• Applies de-escalation techniques to help manage patient’s emotions, behavior and participation in treatment and assists with seclusion and restraints when necessary.
• Assists with unit cleaning, organization of new admits charts, discharge process, filing, etc.
• Initiates patient/employee incident reports.
• Provides transfer or transportation for patients or coordinates transportation with appropriate staff members as required.
• Receives report from previous shift to utilize information in planning shifts; give accurate and thorough report to oncoming shift.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent required. Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred. Knowledge of common psychiatric disorders and/or dual diagnosis and various treatment modalities of the population served preferred.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility). First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

WORK LOCATION: This position is onsite and is not a remote position.

Why Highland Hospital?

Highland Hospital offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Highland Hospital is an EOE. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.