Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services (LCBHS) is recruiting for a Behavioral Health Technician day shift position, 36 hours per week with every other weekend, every other holiday. The position will be responsible to assist clinical staff in caring for youth and adults experiencing mental health and addiction crisis, as well as caring for adults participating in chemical dependency treatment. The role will be primarily positioned at The Core Center, which provides 24/7 crisis care services for youth and adults, while also performing duties at the EBEL Recovery Center, which provides substance use treatment and detoxification services for adults.
Requirements: Minimum requirement high school diploma or GED equivalent. Associate’s or bachelor’s degree with six months to one year related behavioral health experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred; valid driver’s license

• Perform screenings for youth and adults in crisis upon presentation to the facility, identifying potential risks and possible options for support/intervention, in collaboration with clinical staff. Perform breathalyzer checks and obtain vitals for patients, when indicated.
• Observe and document patient self-administration of medications, documenting errors and completing incident reports to improve medication administration process. Work with nursing staff and other techs on minimizing staff medication errors.
• Monitor patients for safety via routine safety checks, communicating information regarding patient’s behavior to other members of treatment team.
• Role model appropriate social interactions. Encourage and facilitate patient’s participation in therapeutic activities and program schedule, enforcing accountability to program rules. Offer feedback, assign consequences, and provide therapeutic interventions to motivate behavioral changes.
• Engage in 1:1 supportive activities with patients, such as therapeutic communication and structured recreation.
• Maintain therapeutic posture with patients experiencing emotional instability, exercising self-control in volatile situations such as verbal/physical threats and/or confrontation. Assist in conflict resolution and de-escalation.
• Maintain patient confidentiality. Immediately report safety concerns related to patient care issues, maintenance concerns, property destruction, theft, or any other safety concern preventing or directly or indirectly impacting the effective provision of treatment services.
• Document and report objective and factual information about patient behaviors, unusual situations, and critical incidents as they occur, contacting designated and on-call staff when required.
• Participate in treatment planning with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Assist with training of new staff members as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the leadership team.
  Benefits (full-time positions): Three weeks paid vacation per year, 10 paid holidays, paid sick leave, paid individual employee health insurance, life insurance, available vision and dental insurance, dependent care savings, health care savings, 401K with up to 6 percent employer match - 100% vested upon enrollment, potential student loan repayment and more
  

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