Behavioral Health Technician

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Part-time | 7 am – 7 pm | rotating weekends

In-person

Martinsville, VA

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce that can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you'll support those in our facilities who are interfacing with and providing care to our patients and community members, positively impacting our mission of making communities healthier.

People are our passion and purpose. Work where you are appreciated for who you are, not just what you can do. SOVAH Health - Danville is a 250-bed hospital with the region's only designated Chest Pain Center & Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center. We are an academic teaching site for residents, medical students, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and physician assistants.

• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage - with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period - and tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO:
  Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave, and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth:
  Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance, and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being:
  Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs).
• Professional Development:
  Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Sovah Martinsville is seeking a part-time Behavioral Health Monitor Tech - Night shift to provide services to ensure a safe environment for psychiatric patients in a locked inpatient unit setting.

• Performs continual surveillance of behavioral health unit monitors and operates the patient-monitoring system.
• Monitors dining/day rooms and hallways on Behavioral Health when occupied by patients to assure patient safety in the environment.
• Monitors patients for suspicious behavior indicating the possibility of self-harm.
• Reports incidents, utilizes nursing staff for concerns, discusses recent issues, and any pertinent patient details with the covering/oncoming behavioral health monitor technician.
• Recognizes patient behaviors in the dining/dayroom and hallway environment that may result in an unsafe situation.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

AHA BLS required

SOVAH Health - Martinsville is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers are looking for diversity in candidates for employment:
Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.