BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN

Behavioral Health Technician

Job Details

Essential Job Functions

• Delivers direct and indirect patient care in accordance with hospital policies, procedures, protocols, and standards of care.
• Collects, documents, and reports ongoing patient care data as directed.
• Interact with assigned patients, make pertinent observations of patients' behaviors, reports and records in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates good interview techniques with phone contacts/patient/family/significant others and documents accordingly.
• Demonstrates leadership by utilizing the behaviors inherent to the role of Behavioral Health Assessment Team Clinician
• Demonstrates an ability to solve problems utilizing critical thinking skills and seek assistance from immediate supervisors when appropriate.
• Demonstrates knowledge of chain of command; refers patient questions/requests information to appropriate supervisor. ...