Behavioral Health Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)

Location

Destin, FL

Essential Healthcare Solutions is seeking qualified Behavioral Health Technicians (BHTs), or psychiatric technicians, to provide direct care and support to patients with behavioral and emotional disorders in various settings like hospitals, clinics, and addiction treatment centers. BHTs implement treatment plans, observe client behavior, and assist clients with daily activities, often under the supervision of nurses and other mental health professionals.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on care and support to patients exhibiting behavioral or emotional challenges.
• Continuously observe and document patient behavior, alerting supervisors to any changes or issues.
• Implement behavioral interventions and treatment plans developed by therapists and other treatment team members.
• Assist clients with daily activities, communication, and adherence to their treatment programs. Responds to a variety of inquiries of varying complexity by using knowledge and an understanding of established policies, procedures, and practices for safeguarding information (HIPAA, PHI, PII), including maintaining confidentiality of all company proprietary information.
• Proactively multi-tasks on a variety of assignments; provides thorough work while maintaining a sense of urgency based on program needs.
• Maintains professionalism, ethical standards, discretion, candor, privacy, and confidentiality of all company proprietary information, meetings, communication, and documents, including implementation of policies and procedures consistent with those of the organization.
• Thoroughly exercise skill in initiative, judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making daily.
• Safely performs duties and follows the corporate safety policy.
• Performs other duties as assigned in accordance with contract requirements.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Favorable suitability / eligibility and has not had a break in service for more than 24 months.

Physical Requirements and Work Conditions

Work Hours : Shifts (7 am – 4 pm; 4 pm – 12 am; 12 am – 7 am)

Salary : $19 / hr.

Essential HealthCare Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer -

We are an Equal Employment / Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring based on sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Accommodation requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to by Human Resources.