What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Technician position at Sonora Behavioral Health?
Our Team:
Sonora Behavioral Health, Tucson’s largest inpatient psychiatric hospital, is looking for talented and caring professionals to join our team! Sonora Behavioral Health offers competitive compensation, benefits and regular opportunities for development and advancement.
Your Job as a Behavioral Health Technician:
Responsible for providing personal care services to patients at the facility under the direction of clinical or nursing leadership. Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
Experience-based pay, starting at $16.15 per hour
Essential Functions as a BHT:
- Providing care, close supervision, and accurate documentation of patient behavior
- Maintaining a safety first environment
- Developing positive relationships with patients and co-workers
- Following facility policies and procedures and providing crisis intervention as necessary
- Actively participating in treatment teams
- Acting as a role model using appropriate de-escalation skills, active listening skills, appropriate tone and voice volume, providing a variety of positive reinforcements, maintaining proper boundaries, and promoting positive peer culture
Schedule:
- 12 hour shifts - days or nights
- 7:00-7:30
Your Skills and Qualifications as a BHT:
- Minimum of a high school degree or equivalent
- Must be 21 years old
- Must be able to obtain a level one fingerprint clearance card
- Experience in Behavioral Health highly preferred
- Must show intense and eager, enjoyment, and interest
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $16.15 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Psychiatry
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Overnight shift
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person