Behavioral Health Technician

Behavioral Health Technician I

The Behavioral Health Technician I position is responsible for providing direct and supportive care to clients / patients. Duties generally include, but are not limited to, providing general oversight of day to day activities and at times, redirect of clients / patients; health monitoring (vital signs), intervene / respond to crisis and communicate with established treatment team, facilitate group education / structured activities, and / or transport clients / patients as needed. Behavioral Health Technicians are responsible for possessing a basic understanding of client / patient treatment plan, monitoring and documenting client / patient behavior and providing safe, therapeutic, and supportive environment for clients / patients.

For Residential Facility and Withdrawal Management :

• Admit, supervise, monitor, transfer, and discharge clients / patients.
• Ensure monitoring of vital signs, signs and symptoms of withdrawal, and possess knowledge to determine need for escalation to medical intervention when critical symptoms present.
• Obtain and record vital signs and relevant medical symptoms per policy and / or as indicated by medical personnel when applicable.
• Oversee medication administration per policy and procedure and as permitted by appropriate training certifications / permissions.
• Adhere to all medication policies and work with trained nursing staff to ensure all medication policies are followed whether self-administered by client / patient or staff-administered when appropriate training permits.
• Maintains accurate records of client medications and documents the self-administration of medications by clients or staff administration of medications.
• Monitors client self-administration of over the counter (OTC) medications, as well as the inventory and storage of OTC medications.
• Properly documents client's reported blood glucose level as indicated and maintains agency approved equipment per manufacturer's guidelines.
• Reports medication errors and / or medication discrepancies per agency policy and procedures.
• Follows Medication Storage and Destruction Policy & Procedure.
• Screen and monitor clients / patients for signs and symptoms of withdrawal to ensure that safety and recovery needs are being met (when applicable).
• Facilitate client / patient supervision checks per policy and / or procedure or when indicated by a safety / precautions plan.

For Illinois Only in addition to other duties listed :

Serve in on-call for shift coverage.

For Residential Care Facility (RCF) :

For all locations :

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Experience and Education Qualifications :