Behavioral Health Technician

Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)

Job Type: Full Time | Nights

Schedule: 3x12 Hour Shifts

Your experience matters

Canyon Vista Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health
[https://lifepointhealth. net/locations], a diversified healthcare delivery
network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment
to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As
a Behavioral Health Tech joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission
dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey
where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference
in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Canyon Vista Medical Center is a 106-bed acute care hospital that strives to
offer exceptional care to the Sierra Vista community. As a Behavioral Health
Technician, you’ll join a compassionate, collaborative team where empathy and
evidence-based care go hand in hand. Our 19-bed behavioral health unit is
focused on supporting patients’ mental and emotional well-being, providing a
safe, therapeutic environment that promotes healing, dignity, and hope.

How you'll contribute

A Behavioral Health Tech who excels in this role

* Under the supervision of nursing staff, provides direct patient care and
assists with maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment.
* Assists patients with performing activities of daily living.
* Provides or assists with providing direct patient care, diagnostic procedures
and therapeutic interventions.
* Observes and records patient behavior and activities. 
* Reports any changes in physical, mental or emotional condition to nursing
staff and suggests modifications to the treatment plan.
* Provides crisis intervention with incoming calls and on the unit to maintain
safety. 

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing
excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position
also offers:

* Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision
coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
* Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital
indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and
paid time off.
* Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition
assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
* Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free
gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and
discount programs).
* Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement
opportunities. 

What we're looking for

* Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
* License: CNA Preferred
* Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) Must have within 45 days of hire
* Handle with Care (HWC) Must have within 45 days of hire
* Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work
with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and
take appropriate action.

More about Canyon Vista Medical Center

Located in the beautiful high desert of southeastern Arizona, Canyon Vista
Medical Center commits to serve residents in Sierra Vista, Ft. Huachuca, Cochise
County – a population of more than 131,000 people, and our surrounding
communities. We’re comfortably nestled in the San Pedro River Valley, 75 miles
southeast of Tucson.

Canyon Vista Medical Center was founded in 1963 as Western Baptist Osteopathic
Hospital on what was then the eastern edge of Sierra Vista. Growth and advancing
technology dictated building the 177,000 square foot hospital at 5700 E Hwy 90. 

Completed in 2015, our facility offers

* Emergency Services with a Level III Trauma Unit
* Women Services
* Birthing Suites
* Level I Nursery
* Bone & Joint Institute Center of Excellence for Total Joint Replacement
* Intensive / Progressive / Acute Care
* Cardiac Catheterization Lab
* Surgical Services / Outpatient Surgery Center
* Adult Psychiatric Unit
* Advanced Diagnostic Imaging to include 3D Mammography
* Laboratory Services
* Rehabilitation Services
* Two Helicopter Pads
* Wound Care

EEOC Statement

"Canyon Vista Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Canyon Vista
Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants
and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination
and harassment in employment."

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of
Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans
29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and
behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across
the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers
and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through
talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with
opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a
difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to
promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with
an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and
reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.