Behavioral Health Tech

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required (if hired after April 18, 2019)
• West Virginia state and Federal criminal background check required for DHHR WV CARES regulated area.
• Valid WV driver's license, valid vehicle insurance and a reliable vehicle (exception for midnight shifts that do not require transportation).

• AMAP (Approved Medication Administration Personnel) Certified
• Six months of similar work experience in a human service or education setting

• Provides direct services to clients, maintains professionalism in communication and appearance.
• Creates and maintains an atmosphere of cooperation and positive attitude with clients, families, stakeholders, and associates.
• Demonstrates accuracy, thoroughness and competence in following directions of behavior management, basic living skills plans or nursing plans.
• Exercises good judgment in making decisions that benefit clients while handling a variety of tasks with individuals with behavioral health problems.
• Accurately completes required documentation (progress notes, SALs, task analyses, observation notes) to fulfill program goals.
• Maintains all required documentation compliant with regulations and meets paperwork deadlines.
• Meets established productivity standards.
• Participates as a member of the program team in IDTs and the division community services team.
• Transports clients per Treatment Plan, Service Plan, and activity schedule.

• Hearing within normal range.
• Must be able to stand, sit, stoop, crouch, pull, push, grasp, and lift in order to perform duties.
• Frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, and feeling necessary.
• Must lift, move, and position clients of all weights with varying assistance regularly.
• Must lift up to 20 pounds of force regularly; heavier lifting may be required for client homes.
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

• Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
• Required to deliver services off‑site, independently and to transport clients to center programs or community activities.

• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Accurately spell and write routine reports and correspondence; speak effectively to clients and associates.
• Basic arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division in all units, whole numbers, fractions, decimals.
• Compute rate, ratio, percent; understand and use military time.
• Solve practical problems and handle varying variables in situations with limited standardization; interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, and schedule form.
• Be tactful and professional; sensitive to clients and families; respectful of confidentiality; follow standard practices and procedures with scheduled supervision.

• Scheduled Weekly
  
  Hours:
  
  40
• Shift: Varied (United States of America)
• Exempt/Non‑Exempt:
  Non‑Exempt
• Company: USC Healthy Minds
• Cost Center: 3139 USC Adult Transitional Unit
• Address: 800 David Drive, Clarksburg, West Virginia

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.