Job Type
Part-time
Description
The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) provides oversight and support services to clients and staff in a PHP, IOP and OP treatment facility for adults with substance abuse and co-occurring diagnoses. BHT are responsible for supervision of the client milieu and helping to create and maintain a therapeutic milieu for treatment initiatives. This is an entry level position. Those in recovery are encouraged to apply.
Requirements
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Provides services necessary to maintain a functioning milieu, which includes but is not limited to:
- Transportation/pick up of clients.
- Adherence to OSHA safety protocols.
- Stocking and keeping inventory of client items (i.e., literature, hygiene items, etc.)
- Providing access to hygiene items/necessities to clients (i.e., phones, computer time, etc.)
- Administrative functions necessary to client success (i.e., faxing, ordering, maintenance of client medical records or physical charts, etc.)
- Maintain active awareness of clients’ locations and attendance of programming.
- Observe, monitor, intervene upon, and document client behaviors and presentations.
- Completes medication observations and assists the nurse practitioner.
- Maintains high quality documentation using appropriate forms in appropriate clinical language.
- An opportunity to facilitate non-clinical group sessions within skill set and scope of practice.
Job Qualifications and Requirements
- Must be 21+ years old
- Minimum of one year experience in the addition or mental health fields, preferred.
- High school diploma (or equivalent), preferred.
- Valid Driver’s License, required.
- Listens and responds well to questions.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Detail oriented and able to pay attention to details.
- A positive work attitude.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial, and legal information.
- Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner.
- Ability to document thoroughly in an electronic medical record.
Shift:
Saturday and Sunday only.