Behavioral Health Technician - Acute

Job Summary

Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) provide compassionate care to children and adolescents.  

Major Duties: 

• Practice conduct that displays respect for all KVC colleagues and community stakeholders regardless of age, gender identity, sexual orientations, race, religion, and ethnicity 
• Respect all youth and treat them as individualsin accordance withtheir treatment plan and collaborate with the treatment team providing the best possible care
• Review patients case histories and become familiar with their treatment plan goals,carry out,and document interventionsas described in the treatment plans
• Treat patients, patients' families,colleaguesand constituents with respect.
• Be a role model for the children and families in our Intensive Outpatient Program/Partial Hospitalization Program, remain professional, respectful, and calm while on duty. Role models positive behaviors and coping skills for patients, using astrength-basedapproach in all interactions 
• Provide crisis intervention when necessary and use approved tools,techniquesand resources available. Manage youth using de-escalation techniques from trainings like Safe Crisis Management (SCM) or UKERU, limiting the need for emergency safety interventions
• Complete required documentations, including phone calls, forms or reports per agency’s policy and procedures; enterdocumentation accurately andtimelyper KVC MO guidelines. 
• Assistwith structured group activities by giving youth choices and welcome poorchoices as “teachable moment”.Teach and promote responsible behaviors (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports–PBIS)
• Create andmaintainsecure, safe, pleasant,nurturing and trauma informed environments 
• As directed, mayassistin meal preparation, provide transportation for programming, encourages recreational activities 
• Administer medications and first aid per guidelines and polices, with support from nursing staff
• Keep the environment clean and orderly and in good repair, reporting concerns to supervisor or facilities staff, ensuring safety issues are addressedimmediately.
• Function within KVC policies and procedures (i.e Employee Handbook)
• Attend meetings, mandatedtrainingsand shift meetings. Complete all training and course work assigned
• Other duties as assignedaccording to qualification of staff anddevelopof programs. 

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, or hear, and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to use hands and fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit for intermittent amounts of time. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Treatment milieu environment. Lighting and temperature adequate.