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SalaryBehavioral Health Technician
Are you an individual who is interested in starting a career as a Recovery Support Specialist? Few professions are more satisfying than one where you can play an active role in helping individuals overcome their substance abuse disorder and addiction. If you are interested in helping people through one of the toughest times of their lives, and get excited at the thought of seeing them reach their goal of sobriety, then you need to speak to the staff at GateHouse Treatment!
Your Position
As a Behavorial Health Technician (BHT), you will observe the behavior of clients, monitor clients throughout non-clinical hours, and report to the clinical staff and management. You will also participate in the day-day operations of the facility. The main priority of RSS staff is to make sure that clients remain safe at all time.
What You Will be Doing…
- Observe and report client issues outside of clinical hours
- Complete a written report following each shift
- Observe the distribution of medications to clients
- Navigate through company HER/EMR for intakes and notes
- Supervise UA and BAC
- Participate in client and property searches
- Transport clients to and from clinical appointments
- Mange client safety
- Teach life skills to clients and how to interact with others
- Attend group meetings
- Help clients with home duties, including cooking, cleaning, and other responsibilities
- Establish healthy relationships with clients
Additional Competencies…
- Integrity – Position requires being honest and ethical
- Analytical Thinking - You’ll have to analyze info/data and use logic to address work-related issues and problems
- Attention to Detail – The position thrives on details; you’ll need to be thorough in completing work tasks
- Dependability – It goes without saying that you’ll need to be reliable, responsible, and dependable in order to fulfill work obligations
- Stress Tolerance – You’ll have to be comfortable accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations
Your Qualifications…
- High school Diploma preferred
- Must possess a valid driver’s license
- Knowledge of the Behavioral Health treatment industry preferred
Working Conditions…
- Full-time, 40+ hours per week OR Part-Time up to 30 hours per week
- 1st, 2nd, and overnight shifts available
- Shifts may fall on weekends and/or holidays
- Must be available by phone after hours
- Must be available to communicate with clients during times of stress
- Must be able to separate personal issues with work issues to ensure healthy relationships with clients
- All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law
- We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including a base salary with performance-based incentives, medical, deal, vision, short/long-term disability, life insurance and 401(k)
- The company will pay for the Certified Recovery Support Worker (CRSW) training and certification process for high performing employees.
Team Members excluded from Federal Healthcare Programs.
GH Recovery Solutions operates facilities that receive federal funding and may not employ or contract with an individual or entity that has been excluded from health care programs (for example, Medicare or Medicaid). Accordingly, if a team member or agent has been excluded from or is under investigation and may be excluded, they must notify a member of management immediately.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From $17.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Overnight shift
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Behavioral health: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: In person
