Overnight Shift Behavioral Health Technician

Marietta Springs LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Marietta Springs LLC is seeking a Behavioral Health Technician to serve as a visible representative of treatment staff across the center, community housing, and activities. The role includes maintaining safety, guiding daily routines, and ensuring clients arrive punctually for scheduled activities.

Shifts include 7 PM–7:30 AM and 12 PM–10:30 PM. Duties cover intake processing, transportation, enforcing house rules, coordinating with clinical teams, monitoring infections, and documenting

Responsibilities

• Develop daily structure for residential/structured living clients.
• Develop weekly structure for residential/structured living clients.
• Oversee residential/structured living clients.
• Perform intake procedures for new admissions.
• Transport clients to appointments when necessary.
• Utilize the company van for transportation.
• Instruct and confirm rules for new admissions.
• Evaluate program quality on an ongoing basis.
• Facilitate communication with ancillary services.
• Attend meetings to share information across departments.
• Build positive relationships with staff.
• Demonstrate adaptability to changes in the work environment.
• Follow Infection Control Guidelines.
• Report illness symptoms to Infection Control Designee.
• Submit incident reports and safety concerns promptly.
• Provide a safe, therapeutic environment.
• Provide and observe self-administration of medication.
• Conduct waived tests when drug use is suspected.
• Submit hourly rounds report to Structured Living Manager.
• Enforce client rules and report noncompliance.

Job description

The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) acts as a representative of treatment staff and observes all patient activity, maintains a visible presence on the clients at the treatment center, community housing, and at outside activities. The BHT will also circulate throughout the treatment center and community housing facility, andalert to fire and safety hazards. The BHT is responsible for driving the company vehicle to ensure clients arrive safely and on time each day for scheduled actives.

SHIFTS NEEDED:

• 7PM - 7:30AM
• 12PM - 10:30PM

Duties:

1. Developing a daily structure for residential/structured living clients.
2. Developing a weekly structure for the residential/structured living clients.
3. Overseeing residential/structured living clients.
4. Performing Intake procedures for new admissions (complete intake packet).
5. Transporting clients to and from appointments and meetings, when necessary.
6. Utilizing the company van for transportation of clients.
7. Instructing and confirming the company’s rules and regulations to new admissions.
8. Evaluating quality of program on an ongoing basis.
9. Facilitating communication with ancillary services.
10. Attending clinical and administrative meetings to integrate inter-departmental sharing of information.
11. Building positive relationships with staff
12. Demonstrating adaptability and flexibility to changes in the work environment.
13. Following Infection Control Guidelines at all times.
14. Reporting personal symptoms of suspected illness or contagious diseases to the Infection Control
Designee.
15. Completing and forwarding copy of Incident Reports and any other safety/risk issues immediately to
the Executive Director.
16. Providing a safe, therapeutic environment for staff and clients.
17. Providing and observing self-administration medication to clients
18. Conducting Waived Tests when there is suspicion of drug use
19. Providing a daily report on the hourly rounds made that shift, to the Structured Living Manager.
20. Facilitating client’s rules and responsibilities and reporting noncompliance to Structured Living Manager