Job Description​

Behavioral Health Tech assists in providing a safe, therapeutic milieu and crisis identification and de-escalation techniques for all patients in compliance with agency policies and procedures.

The minimum age requirement to work in this role for Crittenton Children's Center is 21 years of age.

• Performs basic care and observes, reports and records patient behaviors under the supervision of RN and BHT supervisor/manager. 

• Implements the behavioral interventions described in the treatment plan.  

• Conducts educational and treatment focused groups with patients as appropriate with training and supervision and within their scope of practice.  

• May be trained as CMT to administer meds to our long-term residential population.  

• Employee will act in the role of a 1:1 staff and will actively promote and follow (1:1 and close observation while awake-COWA) guidelines, on our Acute In-Patient Program. 

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Job Details

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