Behavioral Health Tech - BOISE

responsibilities

center for change in boise, idaho is seeking a behavioral health tech to assist the clinical and nursing staff in providing safe and supportive treatment to patients suffering from anorexia and bulimia.

16 hours/week

schedule: monday-thursday

shifts are 8:00am-12:00pm

working in our partial hospitalization program is an excellent entry‑level position for individuals who would like to gain experience in the mental health field and are interested in working with a team who is dedicated to helping women recover from eating disorders and related mental, emotional, and addictive illness.

techs work closely with patients at the center. They provide daily support and assistance with activities of daily living and are expected to mentor healthy attitudes and behaviors. Behavioral health techs eat meals with the patients and join them in a variety of experiential therapies such as recreation therapy, movement therapies such as yoga, art groups, music therapy, and other group therapies such as body‑image and 12‑step.

Techs work directly with patients in goal setting and follow‑up, and are responsible to enforce program rules.

base wage is $17.00/ hour without bachelor’s degree; $18.00/hour with bachelor’s degree.

before applying for this position, please carefully read the following qualifications and requirements and ensure you are qualified to fill this position.

• one to two years college‑level education, or 1–2 years’ experience working in the mental health field preferred.
• techs may be required to transport patients using company vehicles. To qualify to drive company vehicles techs must consent to a driving record check, and must: be at least 21 years of age; have a valid driver license; have no more than 2 at‑fault accidents in the past three (3) years; have no more than 3 moving violations during the past three (3) years;
  
  and have no driving while intoxicated (dwi) or driving under the influence (dui) convictions.
• because the center specializes in the treatment of eating disorders it is important that staff model healthy attitudes and behaviors about food. For this reason direct care staff are required to eat with the patients and model an intuitive relationship with food. This includes dishing appropriate portions of everything served with the meal, eating a variety of foods until you are moderately full and treating all foods with the same moral value.
  
  You will be asked to eat all food groups: meats, poultry, fish, fruits, dairy products, desserts, etc.

all uhs subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. Uhs subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

we believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.