BHCC NURSING - Human Service Tech Days

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Working Together for A Better Tomorrow!

Are you passionate about mental health and looking for a meaningful career where you can make a real impact? Legacy Behavioral Health is seeking a Human Service Tech to join our team. Under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager, HST’s STs provides services to consumers with a MH, SA or Dual Diagnosis in a 24/7 residential crisis center.  HSTs provide training and education on daily living skills and necessary housekeeping duties.  Assists with admissions/discharge or transfer process in accordance with policies of facility and unit guidelines/expectations. Monitors and documents consumer progress in treatment using the designated format and within established time frames. Computer knowledge and extensive documentation is required.  Incumbents must be able to work flexible hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.
 The Human Service Technician  will be supervised by the Nurse Manager.

Requirements:

• High school diploma/GED; required
• Valid GA driver’s license with less than 5 points.
• CPR/First Aid certification or ability to obtain CPR Certification.

Why Legacy?

Legacy Behavioral Health Services is a leading provider of mental health and substance use services across 10 counties in South Georgia. Our mission is rooted in transforming lives through compassionate, individualized care.

Working Conditions: Must be physically and emotionally fit to work in a stress-filled environment to meet deadlines and deal with routine and crisis situations. May have extended periods of sitting, walking, and standing. Requires varying hours of duty to provide monitoring, educational and/or crisis handling, as well as travel to off campus locations in BHSGA or personal vehicle.   

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Must be physically and emotionally fit to work in a stress-filled environment to meet deadlines and deal with routine and crisis situations. May have extended periods of sitting, walking, and standing. Requires varying hours of duty to provide monitoring, educational and/or crisis handling, as well as travel to off campus locations in LBHS or personal vehicle. 

Work Environment: Employees in this position may be exposed to potential health hazards in the work environment. Incumbents may be required to work extended periods of time at computer terminals. They may experience traumatic situations, including psychiatric and /or deceased patients.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions (may be corrected with glasses or contact lenses). The position requires intermittent physical activity, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping and crouching.

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 Position opened to:   ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS  

 Internal Applicants must be in their current position for 6 months with no disciplinary action unless the position available is within your current department and you have been employed in your current position for 1 month without any disciplinary action.  

 Drug-Free and Smoke Free Workplace/ Equal Opportunity Employer