Behavioral Health Technician, WWP, Days

Job Description The Opportunity: Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City Crittenton Children’s Center in South Kansas City, MO is seeking a Behavioral Health Tech to assist in providing a safe and therapeutic milieu environment in compliance with agency policies and procedures. As a member of our team, you will play a critical role in improving the lives of children, adolescents, and their families. Shift Details: Residential Inpatient Program This is a part-time day position, 24 hours per week. An employee accepted into the program is scheduled to work a total of two 12 hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday Shift times are 0700-1930 An employee accepted into the WWP must work a minimum of 49 weekends per year A participant in the WWP will be compensated at the rate of 1 1/2 the employee's base rate for hours worked during the weekend, for up to 24 hours The Work: Responsible for direct supervision of assigned children during work shift to maintain patient safety in collaboration with the nurses, therapists, and physicians Observes, reports, and records, patient behaviors under the supervision of RN Implements the behavioral interventions described in the child’s treatment plan Conducts educational and treatment focused groups with patients as appropriate with training and supervision Will be trained as CMT to administer meds to long term residential population. To be successful in this role, you will need to be interested and invested in caring for the emotional health of Children. You will need to be caring and compassionate. Crittenton Children's Center is the Kansas City area's premier provider of psychiatric care for children, adolescents and their families. We offer one of the area's most comprehensive behavioral health care programs. Required: High school diploma or equivalent Experience with children required. Work experience, educational experience or volunteer experience acceptable. A bachelor’s degree in a related field will substitute for experience. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. MUST BE 21 YEARS OLD TO APPLY First Aid (will train) Basic Life Support (will train) MANDT Certified (will train) Preferred: Associate or bachelor’s degree in healthcare or therapy related field Certification/Licensure in related healthcare or therapy field. Examples: EMT, Paramedic, LPN, or CNA Experience as a Behavioral Health Tech or in a related field. Examples: education, therapy tech, or healthcare. Job Requirements Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year Cert First Aid - Various, Medication Certification - MO Coalition of Children’s Agencies (CRITT Only) Job Details Part Time Day (United States of America) The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter. Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer. Saint Luke’s Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more. Find out more about what Saint Luke’s offers: http://www.saintlukeskc.org/about-saint-lukes Are you interested in staying up to date on openings at Saint Luke’s Health System? Simply sign up for job alerts at https://careers.saintlukeskc.org/job-alerts When we have opportunities that meet your interests, you will receive an email with the job details. Saint Luke’s Health System values our employees and we encourage them to apply to any internal openings. If you are a current Saint Luke's Health System employee, please apply through your Workday account by typing "Find Jobs" in the top left corner search bar. You can also follow the link below to the current internal career site to apply. http://www.myworkday.com/saintlukes/d/task/1422$1011.htmld