Behavioral Health Technician

AllHealth Network


Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Littleton, CO
Contract type: Part time
Job Details

Description

Behavioral Health Technician

AllHealth Network is currently looking for qualified Behavioral Health Technicians to join our team of passionate behavioral health service professionals. There are both Full-Time and Part-Time opportunities. As a team we strive every day to nurture growth and recovery by caring for each other, our clients, and our future.

Job Description

Behavioral Health Technician

  • Behavioral Health Technicians work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide crisis assessment, monitoring, and client care in an environment that optimizes safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/clinical care errors while providing support to the people receiving services.
  • Monitor the clinical milieu including accountability for completion of routine 15-minute, 30-minute and line-of-sight checks. Initiate regular interactions with clients to observe client mental status and safety risk on the unit
  • Assist clients in activities of daily living and lead supportive care initiatives
  • Provide opportunities, through daily interaction, for clients to achieve optimal wellness during an acute mental health crisis while aligning with treatment goals
  • Facilitate some therapeutic groups and activities to assist clients in developing skills to help them problem solve, reduce crisis response, meet goals, and prepare for discharge to the community
  • Assist with admission and discharge of clients
  • Actively participate in crisis management, including de-escalation when a person is in crisis or at risk of escalating on the unit
  • Ensure timely documentation of all interventions provided. Ensure all clinical and administrative documentation is written according to regulatory guidelines

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED Required
  • Some college coursework in Human Services, Nursing Assistant Certification and/or prior experience working in a behavioral health setting.
  • Ability to establish trust and rapport with individuals in an acute care setting and their support systems, including families, significant others and caretakers.
  • Ability to assess and intervene in a high-intensity, crisis environment.
  • Ability to document according to guidelines in the Electronic Health Record
  • Ability to work as part of a team

Shift/Location:

12-hour shifts

Full-Timemust be willing to pick up shifts as well

Thursday/Friday/Saturday from 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM

Part Time - must be willing to pick up shifts as well

Saturday/Sunday from 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM

Located at our Acute Care Campus in Littleton, CO, where we provide direct care and management for clients experiencing acute mental health crises.

Pay Rate

$20 - $23/hr

Plus $3 per hour shift differential for hours worked between 5PM & 7AM on Monday through Friday and for all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday.

Benefits & Perks

First, you would be joining one of Denver’s Top Places to Work! We are honored to receive this amazing award, and we know it is recognition from our engaged staff who believe they are taken care of, listened to, and believe they are part of something bigger.

Benefits

Our facility is approved by the Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC), and we offer our employees the opportunity to participate in our Loan Repayment Program. Additionally, we provide a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which includes:

  • Positive, collaborative team culture
  • Competitive compensation structure
  • Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Basic Life and AD&D Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Retirement Savings 401k, company match up to 50% of the first 6% contributed
  • Relocation Assistance/Sign-On Bonus
  • Excellent Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays Off
  • Additional Benefits

Please apply and you will be joining the amazing mission to be the most impactful growth and recovery provider with communities that need us most.

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