Crisis Stabilization Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) – Behavioral Health Crisis Services

Crisis Stabilization Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)

iCare Health Services, LLC is seeking a compassionate, dependable, and safety-focused Crisis Stabilization Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) to provide direct support to individuals receiving behavioral health crisis stabilization and observation services.

The Crisis Stabilization BHT works as part of a multidisciplinary crisis team and provides continuous patient observation, behavioral monitoring, therapeutic support, de-escalation, safety interventions, assistance with activities of daily living, and timely clinical documentation under the direction of licensed clinical and nursing personnel.

This position requires the ability to work effectively with individuals experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms, suicidal ideation, emotional or behavioral dysregulation, substance-related concerns, psychosis, agitation, or other behavioral health crises while maintaining a calm, respectful, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain required patient observation and safety monitoring according to the patient's assessed needs and facility procedures.
• Observe and promptly report changes in behavior, mood, mental status, functioning, or safety concerns to nursing or licensed clinical staff.
• Provide therapeutic engagement and emotional support during the stabilization period.
• Assist with implementation of individualized crisis and safety plans as directed by the clinical team.
• Use approved verbal de-escalation and crisis-prevention techniques.
• Immediately escalate suicidal/homicidal statements, self-harm behavior, aggression, significant withdrawal symptoms, medical concerns, elopement risk, or other changes in condition.
• Conduct environmental and safety checks according to facility procedures.
• Support admission, orientation, observation, stabilization, discharge, and transfer workflows.
• Assist patients with meals, hydration, hygiene, comfort needs, and other appropriate activities of daily living.
• Participate in structured therapeutic and recovery-oriented activities as assigned.
• Obtain vital signs or perform other delegated tasks only when appropriately trained, competent, and authorized.
• Complete BHT progress notes, observation documentation, safety checks, incident documentation, and other required records accurately and on time.
• Communicate significant observations during shift handoffs and multidisciplinary treatment-team discussions.
• Support patients transitioning to outpatient treatment, residential services, hospitalization, community resources, or other appropriate levels of care.
• Follow infection-control, emergency, confidentiality, patient-rights, and workplace-safety requirements.

Scope of the BHT Role

The Crisis Stabilization BHT is an important member of the crisis team but does not independently diagnose patients, determine medical necessity or level of care, conduct independent psychiatric assessments, prescribe or administer medications outside authorized scope, provide psychotherapy, or independently make discharge decisions.

Clinical assessment, nursing assessment, medication management, level-of-care decisions, and other licensed functions must be completed by appropriately qualified personnel.