BH Technician 2NE Nights

Description: The BH Technician assists and performs basic patient care in a psychiatric treatment environment. This position performs a variety of paraprofessional nursing duties in providing care to psychiatric patients and directly reports to the RN.

Typical Duties:

• Assists in the delivery of direct patient care as assigned by the nurse, reporting and documenting results including vital signs and specimens.
• Assists in maintaining a therapeutic milieu with professional behavior and communication by engaging patients in groups and reporting patient participation and needs to the nurses and interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Assists with admission, dismissal, and transfer of patients and checks patient property and secures valuables according to policy and procedures.
• Assists patients in activities of daily living, engages with patients utilizing individuals coping/treatment plan to attend to their needs, and provides assistance in non-aggressive crisis management.
• Assists in maintaining patient safety in milieu utilizing non-aggressive patient management and environmental rounds.
• Escorts patients within the facility, to other departments, to outside activities; transports patients in van as needed.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times on or off premises.
• Completes hand off communication with nurses and other staff when coming on and off unit to ensure patient safety and monitoring.
• Maintains close observation as ordered by the physician and documentation completed according to departmental policy and procedures.
• Maintains cleanliness of unit in collaboration with housekeeping department.
• Assists in training and mentorship for other Behavioral Health Technicians.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience:
• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.
• 1 plus years of healthcare related experience or enrolled in nursing program.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Associate Degree in health care, psychology or related field may be substituted for years of experience.
• 1 plus years of Acute Psychiatric patient care experience.

Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:

• Certification in Non-Aggressive Crisis Management; must be obtained while in orientation and maintained throughout employment.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification must be obtained while in orientation or prior and maintained throughout employment

Preferred Licensure/Certification:

• CNA, EMT, Psychiatric Technician Certification.

Location Address:
1500 S. Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104
United States