Behavioral Health Tech- Night Shift - Acadia Healthcare : Job Details

Description

Red River Hospital is the leading provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral healthcare in Wichita Falls, TX. Our treatment services & specialized programs address drug and alcohol addiction and co-occurring mental illness.

Red River Hospital has been a leader in behavioral healthcare for over 40 years, providing superior healthcare treatment to the people, communities, and military installations we serve. We are a private inpatient 96 bed acute psychiatric facility dedicated to the treatment of behavioral health and substance abuse services. Located in Wichita Falls, Texas, Red River Hospital provides mental health and substance abuse treatment to the following populations:

+ Dedicated military personnel

+ Adults

+ Seniors

+ Adolescents (ages 12 through 17)

Our excellent staff is committed to the continuous improvement of behavioral healthcare by providing treatment opportunities that promote individual, family, and community wellness. As a team, we are dedicated to providing high quality, outstanding care and attending to the individual needs of each patient and their family in a caring and compassionate manner.

Serving Northern Texas and Southern Oklahoma

Our location in Wichita Falls allows for convenient access to residents of nearby Texas cities like Burkburnett as well as South Oklahoma cities like Lawton. Call the number below to begin the process of healing.

Mission, Vision & Values

Mission: To provide superior comprehensive behavioral healthcare and substance abuse services to the people, communities, and hospitals we serve.

Vision: To be the behavioral healthcare provider and employer of choice.

Values: Integrity, respect, excellence.

BENEFITS:

Working for Red River Hospital affords you the chance to grow in your nursing career by working for the only inpatient, acute behavioral health hospital in the area. You will get the opportunity to learn and interact with those individuals with mental health issues, and be able to understand mental health, how it affects individuals, and the appropriate treatments. You get to be a part of a team whose values and mission are patient-centered as you work together to make a difference in patients' lives and be a part of the change. Mental health is a rewarding field as you get to experience the short-term effect of your impact in the patients' lives on their journey to become the best they can be.

+ Paid Time Off

+ Medical Insurance

+ Dental Insurance

+ Vision Insurance

+ Long-Term and Short-Term Disability

+ Company Paid Life Insurance

+ Supplemental Life Insurance

+ Employee Assistance Program

+ Employee Discount Program

+ 401(k) Retirement Plan with Partial Company Match

+ Paid Holidays (8 Total)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

+ Ensure the well-being of patients and provide a positive, supportive and structured environment.

+ Responsible for conducting safety checks and ensuring that supervision is conducted at 15 minute intervals, as noted in special precautions, or in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines as needed.

+ Document timely, accurate and appropriate clinical information in patient's medical record.

+ Assist in providing a safe, secure and comfortable environment for patients, significant others and staff.

+ Interact routinely with patients, observe behaviors and communicate significant observations to nursing staff.

+ Oversee or assist patients with activities of daily living, including toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration and changing bed linens.

+ May obtain patient's vital signs, height and weight as assigned and document in patient record.

+ Facilitate patient educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills, anger management and independent living skills.

+ Engage patients in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.

+ Complete and maintain required documentation. Assist with follow-up and paperwork as required on incidents and events that may take place in the facility.

+ May provide transportation for patient or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff member.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

+ Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

+ High school diploma or equivalent required. Prefer one year experience working in a behavioral health setting.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

+ CPR and Handle with Care required or obtain upon hire.

WORK SCHEDULE:

+ 11p - 7a shift.

+ Rotating Schedule.

+ Every other weekend required.

Qualifications

Skills

Required

+ Safety Minded: Novice

+ Customer Focus: Novice

+ Attention to Detail: Novice

Behaviors

Required

+ Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

+ Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause

+ Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Education

Required

+ High School/GED or better

Experience

Preferred

+ 1 year: Experience working in behavioral health setting

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)