OU Health is seeking a Behavioral Health Technician for a job in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Behavioral Health Technician
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: Ongoing
- Employment Type: Staff
Pay is based on years of applicable experience and acuity level of position
Position Title: Behavioral Health Tech - BHT Full-Time - Days
Department: Geriatric Psychiatric
Job Description: General Description:
Under direct supervision of the Charge RN and Program Manager will utilize behavioral interventions, medical and technical skills to provide support to the patient care team.
Essential Responsibilities: Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.
- Assists in identifying patients' problems, needs, and strengths.
- Assists in providing treatment plan to patient based on observations of patients' behavior; and provide input into discharge planning.
- Participates in implementing patients' treatment plan by monitoring patients' progress; and communicates information regarding patients' behavior to other members of the team.
- Detects and identifies unsafe environmental conditions and patient behaviors.
- Facilitates patients in therapeutic activities.
- Monitors patients in clinical and medical therapies.
- Monitors, engages in and promotes a safe patient milieu.
- Continuous monitoring of the therapeutic environment for safety concerns.
- Assists patients in carrying out activities of daily living; such as hygiene needs that can include showering and toileting
- Accompanies and transports patients.
- Takes/records blood pressures, temperatures, pulse and weighs patients.
- Performs blood glucose monitoring.
- Collects specimens as directed.
- Completes annual NCI and behavioral health specific training modules
- Takes emergency actions as required.
- Reports symptoms and significant changes in patient's condition or behavior to RN.
- Assists with admission, discharge and transfer process.
- Transports patients to and from various treatment areas within the hospital when necessary; assists transporters in moving patients in and out of stretchers and wheelchairs.
- Keeps the patient's room in clean and orderly condition; makes beds, replaces soiled linen.
- Assists in restocking rooms with supplies and equipment as directed.
- Duties may be performed for one patient or more than one patient.
- When assigned to one patient as a safety attendant (1:1 assignment), provides care, observes the patient and remains within 3 feet of the patient at all times with constant visual monitoring.
- Restores and maintains a safe and secure environment by implementing measures under NCI.
- Intervenes with NCI during patient episodes of aggressive and potentially violent behavior causing risk of harm to self or other patients on the unit.
General Responsibilities: - Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: High school diploma or GED required.
Experience: 0-3 years of experience in a healthcare setting required.
License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire. Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training required within 3 months of hire.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:- Ability to work with others as a team to ensure quality patient care.
- Basic knowledge of computer systems and good interpersonal skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively in stressful situations.
- Ability to respond appropriately to emergency situations. Knowledge of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI).
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About OU Health
OU Health is the state's only comprehensive academic health system of hospitals, clinics and centers of excellence. With 11,000 employees and more than 1,300 physicians and advanced practice providers, OU Health is home to Oklahoma's largest doctor network with a complete range of specialty care. OU Health serves Oklahoma and the region with the state's only freestanding children's hospital, the only National Cancer Institute-Designated OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma's flagship hospital, which serves as the state's only Level 1 trauma center and Edmond Medical Center in the heart of the Edmond Community. Becker's Hospital Review named University of Oklahoma Medical Center one of the 100 Great Hospitals in America for 2020. OU Health's oncology program at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center was named Oklahoma's top facility for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020-21 rankings. OU Health also was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as high performing in these specialties: Colon Surgery, COPD and Congestive Heart Failure. OU Health's mission is to lead healthcare in patient care, education and research.
Experts in prevention, treatment and cures, our team works to improve lives through innovation in medical care, education and research, while investing in the people, technologies and facilities that will enable us to achieve our goals. We are seeking individuals who have a passion and talent for caring for others. By joining our team, you will provide quality health care to our community through the work you do every day. We provide clinical and non-clinical opportunities to further your career and we invite you to explore our available positions.
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Life insurance
- Pet insurance
- Sick pay
- Continuing Education
- 401k retirement plan
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Employee assistance programs
- Benefits start day 1