Psych Tech - Grave Shift; CRU - Part-time

Davis Behavioral Health (DBH) is seeking day shift Psych Tech candidates to join the clinical teams at the following programs:

• Crisis Recovery Unit (CRU): an adult residential mental health facility for men and women that operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Located in Layton, Utah.
• Davis County Receiving Center (RC): a 23‑72 hour alternative to inpatient hospitalization or incarceration that specializes in short‑term crisis resolution.

Psych Techs are front‑line support staff who work directly with clients experiencing behavioral health crises. They engage with clients individually, manage the milieu, attend to client needs, provide supervision of clients, de‑escalate crisis situations, work in coordination with other service providers on the unit, and maintain a positive recovery environment.

• Regulate emotion, manage impulsivity, and assist clients in learning other skills that will increase their success in their home and community.
• Manage the milieu on the unit.
• Take crisis calls.
• Facilitate skills development groups.
• Assist professional staff in group activities.
• Assist clients in accomplishing treatment objectives as outlined by clinical staff.
• Record behaviors and activities.
  
  Ensure compliance with developed programs and individual treatment plans.
• Act as a liaison between clients, family, and professional staff.
• Provide monitoring of client’s behaviors and consequences for clients as needed.
• Provide supervision and structure for clients on site as well as off unit.
• Drive a 15‑passenger van and transport clients to meetings and approved off‑unit activities.
• Complete other duties as needed and assigned.

• High school graduation and at least one year of full‑time employment in a related clerical field.
• Computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Office products (Word, Outlook).
• Typing net 35‑40 wpm is preferred.
• Prior experience as a Psych Tech or in the social work industry is strongly preferred.

All candidates must successfully pass a pre‑employment criminal background check and drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol. Candidates offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain Work Med location within 24 hours of being requested.

Positions are classified as non‑exempt. Full‑time employees are expected to work 40 hours per week. The assigned schedule varies by position and is outlined in the job posting.

• $19.25 per hour based on the established minimum qualifications.

Swing Shift

• Monday through Friday 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm or 4:00 pm to 12:00 am shifts – 2 % differential

Graveyard and Weekends

• Monday through Friday 11:00 pm to 7:00 am or 12:00 am to 8:00 am – 15 % differential
• All shifts on Saturday and Sunday – 15 % differential (not added to other differentials)

Part‑time positions do not qualify for the agency’s benefits program. All employees are eligible to utilize the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Intermountain LiVe Well.

Davis Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer.