Behavioral Health Tech Trainee, In-Patient Behavioral Health- June 2024 Cohort
Company: St. Luke's Hospital
Location: Allentown
Posted on: April 24, 2024
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Job Description:
St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of
its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable
asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to
satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering
commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured;
educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and
improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a
patient's ability to pay for health care.
Here at St. Luke's, PCRAFT values are the guiding core principles
of our health care team and the qualities we strive for with every
encounter. Pride, caring, respect, accountability, flexibility and
teamwork are the qualities our team will deliver every time. As a
patient or prospective employee, you can count on every member of
the St. Luke's team to display PCRAFT values in every
situation.
St. Luke's highly dedicated staff serves the Behavioral Health
needs throughout our community in our in-patient units which
provide structure in a secure setting. St. Luke's interdisciplinary
treatment team consists of experienced mental health professionals
including psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse
practitioners, nurses, case managers, behavioral health technicians
and activity therapists.
The Behavioral Health Technician Trainee's primary responsibility
is to learn how to assist in the delivery of patient care for the
patients admitted to the inpatient behavioral Health services. The
training program is developed to allow the trainee to actively
participate and support the primary clinical nursing staff, and
other clinical team members such as case managers and providers.
Upon completion, the Behavioral Health Technician Trainee is a
professional member of the interdisciplinary team and consistently
demonstrates and promotes the values of the organization.
Throughout the training period, the Behavioral Health Technician
Trainee will work with and receive supervision from the Behavioral
Health Education Specialists, the RN BHT preceptors. They will
learn how to participate in data collection, planning and
implementation of patient care as well as acting in a professional
and courteous manner at all times.
TRAINING / WORK SCHEDULE:
The BHT Academy is a 4-Week Program, Monday - Friday, Full-Time
Days Shift, 8:00am- 4:30pm, and takes place at the St. Luke's
Sacred Heart Campus in Allentown.
Upon successful completion the candidate will be placed into a
Behavioral Health Tech role in Adult or Older Adult Behavioral
Health. Placement will be according to campus and unit needs (with
your preferences being strongly considered). Opportunities will
primarily be available for evening shift and night shift.
Openings may be available at: --- Lehighton Campus: - Adult
Behavioral Health - Older Adult Behavioral Health --- Quakertown
Campus: - Adult Behavioral Health --- Sacred Heart Campus,
Allentown: - Adult Behavioral Health - Older Adult Behavioral
Health - Extended Acute Care Behavioral Health
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for being an engaged student during classroom and
didactic education.
Actively learns and participates in learning of performing the
following tasks as assigned:
ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) - personal hygiene, nutrition,
elimination.
Performs or supports the patient while performing necessary
physical care to ensure Activities of Daily Living are maintained -
personal hygiene, nutrition, elimination, ambulation or physical
mobility.
Vocabulary of medical terminology and abbreviations
Patient education and safety Other applicable training
Vital signs Intake and output measurements EKGs, Glucometry,
Phlebotomy, Specimen collection
Documentation for all assigned responsibilities
Responsible for actively participating during shadowing and
precepting portion of training program to include learning the
following tasks, activities, or responsibilities:
Understanding the role of the BHT as a member of the healthcare
team.
Monitors the therapeutic environment by performing safety checks
and monitors patient status by performing patient observations and
continual rounding.
Environmental Safety Practices, Assumes responsibility for
maintaining a clean and orderly environment
Therapeutic Communication / Maintaining and/or improving
therapeutic milieu.
Violence Prevention - De-escalation (MOAB training) Training in the
use of physical restraint / seclusion Emergency Response
Therapeutic / Recreational Activities
Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding
attendance and dress code.
Upon completion of training program, Behavioral Health Technician
Trainee participates in testing and validation of skills learned to
move into a role within network.
EDUCATION:
High School Graduate/GED required. BA/BS in human services field,
or current student in BA/BS/Nursing School preferred.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Customer service experience is strongly preferred; BLS/CPR: current
or within 60 days of hire; through the American Red Cross or
American Heart Association
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
Must have ability to sit for 2 total hours per day, and up to 1
total consecutive hour. Must be able to stand for 8 total hours per
day and up to 2 total consecutive hours. Must be able to walk 6
total hours per day and up to 10 total consecutive minutes. Must
have the ability to frequently use fingers/hands for fingering and
handling. Must have the ability to use upper extremities for
frequent pushing of objects up to 10 pounds and occasional pushing
of objects up to 75 lbs. Must have the ability to transport
patients weighing up to 250 lbs. via wheelchair, stretcher and/or
bed. Must have the ability for frequent stooping and bending. Must
have the ability for frequent reaching above shoulder level. Must
have the ability for touching as it relates to feeling objects by
touching with the skin, particularly that of fingertips. Must have
the ability for hearing as it relates to normal conversation, high
frequency and low frequency hearing sounds. Must have the ability
for seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, color
vision and peripheral vision.
Please complete your application using your full legal name and
current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the
past seven (7) years, including your present employer.
Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume,
including all work history, education, and/or certifications and
licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a
profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application.
Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!
St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity
Employer. (http://www.slhn.org/EOE)
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