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Behavioral Health Tech/No Degree

Northwest Texas Healthcare System is a 495-bed system serving the city of Amarillo and the surrounding region. We offer the ideal combination of traditional values and the most advanced technologies in healthcare, plus the conveniences of big city living in a friendly, smaller-town atmosphere. From the beauty of Palo Duro Canyon and great recreational facilities to our quality educational system, Amarillo is a great place to live and work. A hospital is only as good as its employees. That's why we're looking for professionals who are dedicated and passionate about their work. We're looking for employees who can add to our culture of exemplary patient care and personal excellence. We're looking for exceptional professionals who share our vision and values.

Position Summary: Supports an organizational culture for Service Excellence and practices the Service Excellence Standards to all customer groups. Under the supervision of the Director of Nursing, house supervisor, and charge nurse attends to patient's direct care needs and performs tasks as delegated. Assists in delivering treatment, safety, and activities of daily living as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team. Performs duties assigned of observation rounding, medical procedures, leads topic specific groups, manages milieu, training new employees, documentation, and safety rounds.

Job Duties: 1. Skills Day. 2. Maintain current BLS. 3. Handle with Care certification current. 4. Attends 80% of departmental staff meetings. 5. Attends required in-service trainings. 6. Demonstrate proper Infection Control procedures by consistently using standard precautions. 7. Presents a neat, professional appearance consistent with the hospital dress code. 8. Complies with local, state, federal and JC standards and guidelines. 9. Adheres to safety policy and procedures to promote safe work practices. 10. Demonstrates knowledge of policies and procedures specific to position/department. 11. Maintains proper boundaries when interacting with patients and their families and co-workers. 12. Seeks direction or clarification from Supervisor when necessary. 13. Treats patients with respect according to patient rights and responsibilities. 14. Communicates in a positive, compassionate and professional manner with patients, staff and visitors. 15. Checks all mail and correspondence and responds to requests in a timely manner. 16. Demonstrates "cultural competence" by awareness of cultural differences and the impact of one's own personal and professional values and attitudes (i.e., biases, transference and counter transference issues) on the values and attitudes of others, and willingness to adjust to the cultural differences of patients and families, and co-worker when working with them. 17. Complies with hospital attendance policy.

Benefit Highlights: Retention Bonus Program if offered. Loan Forgiveness Program if offered. Challenging and rewarding work environment Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

Qualifications Education, Training, Experience and Licenses/Registrations Required: Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association upon hire or within 30 days of start date and maintain certification throughout employment. This must be obtained prior to providing patient care. Must possess one of the following: 2 years' experience providing patient care EMT Certification Medical Assistant Certification High School Diploma or equivalent Physical and Sensory Requirements: Ability to stoop, kneel, sit, stand, crouch, reach, walk, push, pull, lift, moving about in work area and throughout hospital to accomplish tasks, finger (i.e. pick or type), and grasp Ability to express and exchange ideas via spoken work, conveying information to others in audible, accurate and on occasion quick manner. Perform repetitive motions with wrists, hands, and fingers. Must be able to address and prioritize multiple tasks demands within established time frames. Must be able to concentrate on work amid distractions such as noise, conversations, and foot traffic; must be able to consistently meet deadlines regardless of case load; must be flexible in work hours in order to meet patient and organization operating needs. Must maintain self-control in volatile or hostile situations when verbally or physically confronted. Must be able to set therapeutic limits and maintain therapeutic distance with clients; maintains therapeutic boundaries with patients during treatment and following discharge. Must be able to physically assist with the restraint of patients when necessary for the safety of the patient and others (including holding, grasping, pushing and/or pulling variable body weight). The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

Disclaimer Northwest Texas Healthcare System, a subsidiary of UHS, is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at UHS via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of UHS. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by UHS as a result of the referral or through other means.

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