Outpatient Behavioral Health Tech

Vail Health; Edwards (CO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing programs

Parental leave (4 weeks paid)

Tuition Assistance

Existing Student Loan Repayment

Specialty Certification Reimbursement

Annual Supplemental Educational Funds

Paid Time Off

403(b) Retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Wellbeing reimbursement

Job summary

Vail Health seeks a Behavioral Health Technician I to join the Behavioral Health team. You will assist with patient care, document care activities, and help maintain a therapeutic environment in accordance with standards and policies.

The role requires a high‑school diploma or GED, at least 6 months of relevant care experience, BLS certification, and English proficiency. Bilingual Spanish preferred; the position offers competitive wages, benefits, and growth opportunities at Vail Health.

Qualifications

• Six months of direct patient care or community behavioral health experience, or completion of Vail Health competencies.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient care including vital signs and documentation.
• Establish effective relationships with providers, patients and staff.
• Field patient calls and support patient education as directed.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish

Computer skills

Education

High-school diploma or GED

Job description

Vail Health has become the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail. Learn more about Vail Health here.

About The Opportunity

The Behavioral Health Technician I is a member of the Vail Health Behavioral Health (VHBH)’s multidisciplinary behavioral health treatment team, assisting with patient care and supporting a therapeutic setting. In addition to direct patient care, this position is responsible for documentation and ensures all programming is aligned with internal, local, state, federal, and regulatory standards of care and compliance.

What You Will Do

• Assists with patient care including obtaining and recording vital signs, maintaining patient documentation, and completing administrative duties.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with healthcare providers, patients, and staff.
• Fields patient phone calls promptly and professionally. Engages in patient communication, education, and support as directed by the healthcare provider or provider team.
• Participates in maintaining the therapeutic setting of the clinical space.
• Ensures cleanliness, adequate stock of supplies and functioning equipment in patient care areas. Replaces supplies depleted on a daily basis. Cleans and prepares patient care areas, equipment and tools. Completes shift opening and closing procedures.
• Follows established departmental policies and procedures, OSHA Rules and Regulations, environmental and infection control standards.
• Ensures compliance with local, internal, state, federal, and regulatory standards and compliance including quality assurance, safety, infection control, and environmental procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Role model the principals of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.
• Must be HIPAA compliant.

This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Experience

What you will need:

• Minimum of 6 months of relevant experience of direct patient care or community behavioral health experience or successful completion of Vail Health’s Behavioral Health Technician competencies required
• Bilingual (Spanish speaking) preferred

License(s)

• N/A

Certification(s)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) required
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification from Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) or Therapeutic Options™ training preferred

Computer / Typing

• Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc

Must have working knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.

Education

• High-school diploma or GED required.

Benefits At Vail Health Include

• Competitive Wages & Family Benefits:
  • Competitive wages
  • Parental leave (4 weeks paid)
  • Housing programs
  • Childcare reimbursement
• Comprehensive Health Benefits:
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
• Educational Programs:
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Existing Student Loan Repayment
  • Specialty Certification Reimbursement
  • Annual Supplemental Educational Funds
• Paid Time Off:
  • Up to five weeks in your first year of employment and continues to grow each year.
• Retirement & Supplemental Insurance:
  • 403(b) Retirement plan with immediate matching
  • Life insurance
  • Short and long-term disability
• Recreation Benefits, Wellness & More:
  • Up to $1,000 annual wellbeing reimbursement
  • Recreation discounts
  • Pet insurance

Pay is based upon relevant education and experience per hour.

Hourly Pay:: $22.60 USD - $29.67 USD