Choice Wellness is Hiring a BHT Behavioral Health Technician Near Peoria, AZ
Job Description
Job Description
Salary: $14 - $18
Position Responsibilities:
Reports to the Assistant Administrator or Program Director
Provide residents with a supportive, protective living environment and protection of resident’s rights.
Provides counseling (groups/one on one/family) to residents with behavioral health disorder, and treatment that promotes resident dignity, independence, individuality, strengths, privacy and choice.
Assist residents to secure and maintain viable employment opportunities, accessing community services and resources.
Prepare meals, and provide residents transportation to outside therapeutic services when indicated.
Prepare daily progress notes on resident’s progress and regression in direct and report services offered through the agency. Protect and maintain the confidentiality of resident’s records and information.
Assist residents in formal and informal independent and life skills In-service Education. Ensure that residents attend formal education or educational enhancement training. Coordinate and facilitate resident’s social and recreational activities.
Assure that residents take necessary medications in accordance with agency’s assistance in the self-administration medication procedures. Able to identify types of medications commonly prescribed for mental disorders, personality disorders and substance abuse, and common side effects and adverse reactions of the medications.
Assist residents in receiving the care and services specified in their treatment/care plan and in accordance with the rules set forth by the department of behavioral health services.
Attend regularly scheduled personnel members In-service Education and meetings.
Demonstrate ethical behaviors such as respecting residents and personnel members’ boundaries.