Behavioral Health Tech - #9826634

Saint Luke's Health System


Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Kansas City, MO
Contract type: Full time
Job Description

The Opportunity:

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City Crittenton Children’s Center in South Kansas City, MO is seeking a Behavioral Health Tech to assist in providing a safe and therapeutic milieu environment in compliance with agency policies and procedures. As a member of our team, you will play a critical role in improving the lives of children, adolescents, and their families.

Shift Details

This is a Full-time Day position, 36 hours per week.

  • Shift times are 0700-1930
  • Weekend requirements include 2 Friday, 2 Saturday, & 2 Sunday shifts in a 6-week schedule period
  • Self-Scheduling after completion of orientation

The Work

Responsible for direct supervision of assigned children during work shift to maintain patient safety in collaboration with the nurses, therapists, and physicians

Observes, reports, and records, patient behaviors under the supervision of RN

Implements the behavioral interventions described in the child’s treatment plan

Conducts educational and treatment focused groups with patients as appropriate with training and supervision

May be trained as CMT to administer meds to long term residential population.

Crittenton Children's Center is the Kansas City area's premier provider of psychiatric care for children, adolescents and their families. We offer one of the area's most comprehensive behavioral health care programs. To be successful in this role, you will need to be interested and invested in caring for the emotional health of Children. You will need to be caring and compassionate.

Required

High school diploma or equivalent

Experience with children required. Work experience, educational experience or volunteer experience acceptable. A bachelor’s degree in a related field will substitute for experience.

Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

MUST BE 21 YEARS OLD TO APPLY

First Aid (will train)

Basic Life Support (will train)

MANDT Certified (will train)

Why Saint Luke’s?

Benefits

We believe in creating a collaborative environment, while looking for innovative ways to improve. We offer competitive salaries and benefits packages to all eligible employees:

Medical health plans

Continuing Education Assistance and Tuition reimbursement

Leave of Absence, PTO, Extended Sick Leave, and various Welfare plans

Retirement contributions

Employee Assistance Program

As a leading behavioral health provider for youth in the Kansas City community, Crittenton’s residential and acute inpatient programs have consistently exceeded national and local quality benchmarks over the past five years.

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

Less than 1 year

Cert First Aid - Various

Job Details

Full Time

Day (United States of America)

The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.

Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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