Behavioral Health Technician - Palatka Residential

Top reasons to work for SMA Healthcare:

• Career growth and advancement potential
• Great benefits such as:
  Health, Dental, Vision, Life, & Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Personal Leave and Paid Holidays
• 403b Retirement Plan (matches one to one of employee contribution for the first 3%, then a 50% match on the next 6% of employee contribution)

Essential Job Functions:

• Responsible for monitoring the behavior and activities of each client; reports any concerns regarding the health, safety, or well-being of a client to the appropriate authority.
• Serves as a positive role model; utilizes approved behavior modification techniques; provides positive reinforcement and support to clients.
• Conducts and participates in basic life skills activities.
• Processes admissions and discharges for voluntary and/or involuntary clients; orients the client to the facility; explains rules, policies and procedures.
• Completes required program documentation and reports as required - daily, weekly, monthly, etc.
• Documents clients' activities, behavior patterns, changes in behavior patterns, and occurrences.
• Ensures clients adhere to established schedule and routine.
• Obtains required program information; inventories client valuables.
• Collects urine specimens and completes paperwork and/or laboratory paperwork, if required.
• Conducts security/safety checks; monitors visitors/clients for contraband; conducts searches; removes dangerous items; performs and/or assists with restraints.
• Performs general office and public contact duties, such as: answering telephones, using program radios, greeting visitors, communicating with the public, police, DCF, hospitals etc.
• Participates in meetings as required; converses with staff on client's progress or lack of progress.
• Performs general cleaning responsibilities when needed.
• Attends training /in-services as required.
• Utilizes approved de-escalation techniques when necessary.
• Transports clients to other agencies, hospitals, homes, community activities, AA meetings etc.
• Ensures compliance with CARF, AHCA, DCF, DJJ and/or DOC standards and security safeguards.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Qualification Requirements:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Education and/or

Experience:

Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent. Six months of related human services experience preferred. Preference will be given to those who are certified as Behavioral Health Technicians. Additional education and/or experience may be required as per specific program guidelines.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities:

• Some knowledge of the human services field and the application of basic client care skills.
• Ability to utilize behavior management techniques and serve as a role model.
• Ability to handle verbally and/or physically abusive and aggressive clients and utilize aggression control techniques to ensure the safety and well being of the client, other clients, and employees in the unit.
• Ability to communicate effectively with suicidal, mentally, emotionally, and/or psychologically disturbed clients in person and over the telephone.
• Ability to defuse potentially dangerous situations, and remain calm in an emergency.
• Ability to understand and implement The Mandt System in order to assist clients who are in crisis. This may include the physical ability to restrain a client, or assist with the restraint of a client.
• Ability to prepare and maintain written documentation.

Necessary Special Requirements:Possession…