Behavioral Health Technician II

Schedule: Monday through Friday Hours: 8:00am to 4:30pm PST The Behavioral Health Technician II (BHT) works in the Intensive Outpatient (IOP) and Partial Hospital (PHP) levels of care as a member of the treatment teams providing services to patients. Examples of services provided are activity and therapeutic groups; providing screening activities, education support for our child and adolescent population; conducting staff assisted exposure therapy, etc. The BHT II will act as the NCI trainer for their location.

Job Duties &

Responsibilities

• Supports the clinical team in delivering cognitive and other therapeutic services to program patients according to clinical standards of care and under the supervision of the clinical supervisor/director or designee.
• Works in conjunction with the with the treatment teams to implement Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) specific behavioral intervention, ie Exposure Therapy.
• Supports and leads patient (education) groups, under the direction or in collaboration with the clinical team.
• Conducts expressive group activities to enhance the patients overall experience at Rogers. ie arts and crafts, music, games, psychodrama, etc, in cooperation with the (experiential) therapist.
• Supports arrival dismissal, lunch, and other transitional patient activities as needed, i.e., supervise children and adolescents during their lunchtime .
• Performs admissions tasks to ease access to patient care, including front desk coverage.
• In coordination with the medical and clinical team collects/performs: medical testing, screening requirements, safety protocols, census management activities, etc.
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings as requested.
• Works with individual patients and implements treatment plans when providing coverage for Behavior Specialist and non-licensed duties of Therapist staff as needed.
• Monitor dietary intake of the patients, as requested by the clinical team.
• Provide structured, therapeutic milieu management in which a positive pattern of social, education, and personal behavior and coping skills is taught, reinforced, and enhanced.
• Support/Influence behavior management plans/programs for all patients and follow through with implementing each program.
• Complete educational assessments upon admission, informing schools of admission and collaborating with them on progress toward a transition back to school
• Collects and documents patient progress in the treatment plan, as indicated, to contribute to the overall treatment plan of patients. This includes education goals and on going progress toward goals.
• Acts as an NCI trainer.
• Performs other duties as assigned within the education, license, experience and training. Education/Training

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in human services, psychology, social work, or related field required.  .  . One to two years’ experience in behavioral health or medical field preferred..
• Formal training in the management of the aggressive patient (NCI) is required within sixty (60) days of date of hire. Annual re-certification is required.
• American Red Cross Professional Rescue is required within thirty (30) days of date of hire. Bi-annual re-certification is required.
• Attend all mandatory in-services and other in-services relevant to the position. Be responsible for all educational requirements and related obligations pertaining to the license of the program/unit license regulatory requirements governing the program(s). Pay Transparency

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Compensation

for this role is between $26.72 - $35.90. This location is operated under a collective bargaining agreement which will determine placement in the wage scale - all new hires will be paid at a rate on the scale and placed at that step of the scale, while all internal hires' wages will align to their years of service.Drivers License - Cert With a career at Rogers, you can look forward to a

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package of benefits, including:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your family
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee share program
• Life/disability insurance
• Flex spending accounts
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health and wellness program
• Employee assistance program (EAP) Through UnitedHealthcare, UMR and HealthSCOPE

Benefits

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