Inpatient Behavioral Health Technician – Patient Care

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C.; Norman (OK); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage (Mult

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Daily Pay

Paid Time Off

Competitive Market Compensation

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Oceans Healthcare is expanding its behavioral health services and seeks a Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) to support the nursing staff in maintaining a therapeutic milieu at the new Behavioral Health Center in Porter Health Village, south central Oklahoma.

The BHT will assist with patient care tasks, monitor safety, perform vital signs, ADLs, nutritional monitoring, and document observations under licensed supervision, adhering to Joint Commission, federal and state regulations and Oceans'

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

Therapeutic interventions

Observation documentation

Patient care support

Infection control

Job description

Oceans Healthcare is expanding its behavioral health services and seeks a Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) to support the nursing staff in maintaining a therapeutic milieu at the new Behavioral Health Center in Porter Health Village, south central Oklahoma.

The BHT will assist with patient care tasks, monitor safety, perform vital signs, ADLs, nutritional monitoring, and document observations under licensed supervision, adhering to Joint Commission, federal and state regulations and Oceans'