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Geriatric Behavioral Health Unit / Patient Care Technician (PCT)
Patient Care Tech (PCT) | Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) | Nurse Assistant (NA) | Tech
Come to Baxter Health and join the mental health team. We have the privilege of being able to provide excellent care to patients during acute mental health crisis. We enjoy our jobs and love to have fun. We are professional, respectful, always working toward uplifting each other, and ensuring we do our very best every day. Our Adult Behavioral Health is a 16-bed unit for patients age 18 and above, while our Geriatric Behavioral Health is a 19-bed unit for patients age 55 and above. Having both behavioral units, we are able to place patients on the most appropriate unit based on each individual’s need and primary diagnosis of mental illness requiring acute inpatient treatment. Patients are required to attend individual and group psychotherapy, activity therapy, and daily visits with providers. Our behavioral unit teams are actively engaged with each patient, building relationships and providing education to each patient throughout the shift. If behavioral health is your passion, we are the unit for you!
Position Highlights:
- Clinical Experience: An ANCC Magnet® Recognized nursing program
- Clinical Leader: Featuring state-of-the-art equipment within a comfortable, family-friendly hospital environment recognized for being in the forefront of medicine and continually setting standards for quality healthcare in the Ozarks Region.
Responsibilities:
- Handle stressful and demanding situations with compassion, patience and a deep level of concern for others.
- Good communication skills are essential, even when the other party is confused, upset, uncooperative, or irritable.
- Strong observations skills, high sense of awareness to your surroundings and changes with the patients.
- Dedication, dependability and a certain degree of humility are required, since a BHT must be able to take orders, report to supervisors, and work on routine or even repetitive tasks daily.
- To succeed you must be able to put routine or repetitive services in perspective and focus on the greater positive effects they bring.
- Collaborate with all members of the health care team with a focus on promoting evidence based care within a healing culture for the patient population served and their families.
Job Requirements:
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent or minimum score of Bronze on the Career Readiness Certification (“CRC”) certificate. If interested in obtaining CRC register as a Job Seeker at www.ARJobLink.Arkansas.gov.
- Licensure: Current Arkansas nursing assistant certification preferred.
- Minimum of one (1) year Psychiatric experience is preferred.
- BLS required. Safety Care Certification required in the first 3 months of employment.
- Other: Ability to read, write and communicate effectively. Basic computer knowledge required.
Safety Sensitive Designation: This position is deemed safety sensitive in accordance with Arkansas Act 593 governing Medical Marijuana.
Baxter Health offers competitive wages and an extensive benefits package. The following benefits are available to eligible employees:
- Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
- Life / Short Term / Long Term / Accidental Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Credit Union
- Paid Time Off
- Education Assistance Scholarships / Leadership Development / CMEs
- Employee Discounts
- On-Site Employee Pharmacy & Wellness Center
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tele Health
- Flex Spending Account
- Benefits Me
Equal Employment Opportunity
Baxter Health supports a diverse and inclusive culture and is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter Health employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender (including sexual orientation and gender identity), religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or unfavorable discharge from military service or any other legally protected status.
Reasonable Accommodations
Baxter Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Should you have need for a reasonable accommodation due to a medical condition or disability, please contact Kim Beavers, HR Recruiter at (870) 508-1070 or by email kbeavers@baxterregional.org and provide the details of your specific request.