Behavioral Tech II - Shift 2 | Adult Choice

Job Purpose:

• Adult Choice is a substance abuse residential facility serving adults with substance use and/or cooccurring mental health disorders. The Behavioral Tech II position is integral to the efficient functioning of Adult Choice. They will, by virtue of their role, have primary consumer contact and, in that role, will have influence on consumer treatment and progress. As such, Behavioral Techs are professional staff members with responsibility for supervision and assistance in daily living skills, ensuring safety and well-being of consumers, as well as maintenance of a clean, secure therapeutic environment in cooperation with a variety of disciplines, most importantly the nursing staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in individual needs assessment, treatment plan formulation and implementation, if neccessary for Adult Choice unit
• Learn and apply to the daily routine, as soon as possible, the principles of mental health nursing.
• Report all pertinent observations, changes in physical signs or symptoms, changes in emotional behavior and consumer’s eating habits to the Charge/Unit Nurse.
• Ability to successfully complete initial and annual Techniques for Effective Aggression Management (TEAM) physical restraint training and verbal de-escalation training.
• Monitor the self-administration of medication for assigned program
• Monitor consumers for undesirable side-effects to medication and informs supervisor when necessary
• Participate consistently in all in-service training programs.
• Assist Unit Secretary and nursing personnel with discharge procedures, such as getting consumer ready, gathering consumers’ belongings and stripping consumer’s beds.
• The ability to comply with the regulations requiring a workplace of dignity and respect and equal employment opportunity compliance.