Inpatient Behavioral Health Tech - Care & De-Escalation

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C.; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Daily pay

Paid time off

Short/Long disability

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Abilene is seeking a Behavioral Health Technician to support nursing staff and maintain a therapeutic milieu across inpatient and outpatient settings. You will perform routine patient care tasks, monitor safety, and communicate observations to the nursing team.

The role emphasizes de-escalation, documentation, infection control and age-appropriate care for adolescents, adults, and seniors, in alignment with Joint Commission and state regulations.

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 techniques

Therapeutic interventions

Patient care support

Vital signs documentation

Infection control

Job description

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Abilene is seeking a Behavioral Health Technician to support nursing staff and maintain a therapeutic milieu across inpatient and outpatient settings. You will perform routine patient care tasks, monitor safety, and communicate observations to the nursing team.

The role emphasizes de-escalation, documentation, infection control and age-appropriate care for adolescents, adults, and seniors, in alignment with Joint Commission and state regulations.