Behavioral Health Technician | Crisis Intervention Services

As our Behavioral Health Tech (BHT) you will provide direct care and support to individuals with mental health and/or substance use disorders on a multidisciplinary team within our Acute Care Services (ACS) team. You will assist with identifying appropriate ACS services and enrolling clients into the best program that meets the client’s needs. You will use crisis de-escalation skills to assist with unregulated clients to ensure client and staff safety.

You will perform client registration into the appropriate behavioral health services, including crisis and urgent psych, within the ACS network. You will refer clients who appear to be intoxicated or in substance withdrawal to a SUD specialist to assess for appropriate level of care. You will also serve as the contact point, advocate, and informational resource for clients, treatment team, family/caregiver(s), and community resources. This position is 100% in-person.

Some of What You Will Do

• Welcome clients to the Clinic and assess client needs.
• Complete client registration and program enrollment(s).
• Maintain thorough, accurate and timely documentation of the provision of services, assessments, evaluations, and progress toward the completion of client’s episode of care goals consistent with clinical and administrative policies and procedures.
• Complete bed searches and assist with placement in higher level of care when needed.
• De-escalate potentially challenging or dangerous situations with the prescribed CFHW framework.
• Coordinate and respond to client needs along with members of a multidisciplinary team.

Available Schedules as this is a 24x7 operation

• Wednesday-Saturday 7am-5:30pm

• Sunday-Wednesday 3pm-1:30am

• Wednesday-Saturday 3pm-1:30am

• Wednesday-Saturday 11pm-9:30am

• Sunday-Tuesday 11pm-9:30am (30 hours)

• Thursday-Saturday 11pm-9:30am (30 hours)

Weekday Day shift: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm = No differential

Night shift: 8:00 pm – 8:00 a. m. = 25% differential

Weekend Shift Differential: Friday 8:00 pm through Monday at 8 am = 5% differential in addition to the above differentials

What We Need

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or related field or equivalent experience in the behavioral health field for non-related Bachelor’s degree.
• Two (2+) years’ experience in a clinical setting
• De-escalation training; if you are not already trained, training will be provided within 6 months of hire.

What's In It For You

• Student loan repayment programs based on availability and acceptance
• Federal malpractice coverage (FTCA)

Comprehensive Benefits

• PTO policy to support time away from work.
• Open communication with leadership and mission-focused engagement
• Training opportunities

Classification: This position is unionized and represented by SEIU Local 105

This position will be posted, at minimum, until November 23th and may remain open until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected.

Clinica Family Health & Wellness offers a diverse, quality work environment, a great compensation package and a comprehensive benefits package. Our benefits include paid time-off policy (paid holidays, paid vacation and paid personal days-off), medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to receive the annual influenza vaccine. Medical exemptions or religious accommodations may be requested.