Overnight Lead Behavioral Health Technician-Fairview
Lead Behavioral Health Technician-Fairview
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Job Summary
Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. is seeking a full-time Lead Behavioral Health Technician. The Lead Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) is responsible for all of the evening and weekend oversight of Behavioral Health Technician Staff. The schedule is 9pm-5am and rotating weekends. The Lead BHT must be familiar with all the responsibilities of the personnel. The primary responsibility of all BHT Staff is to ensure the clients are supervised and safe. The Lead BHT is responsible for ensuring that all BHT staff daily tasks are completed. Lead BHT will be responsible for any additional duties assigned by the Behavioral Health Technician, Program Manager or Program Director.
Responsibilities and Duties
It is the duty and responsibility of the Behavioral Health Technician to:
- provide overnight and weekend support;
- assist in supervising all BHT Staff including scheduling all Behavioral Health Technician shifts;
- be responsible for ensuring that all Behavioral Health Technician shifts are covered and if needed will be expected to work any open shifts;
- monitor residents to ensure safety (this is the primary duty of all Behavioral Health Technicians; the Lead BHT is equally responsible for ensuring client safety);
- assist with orienting, on-boarding, and training all Behavioral Health Technician staff;
- assist with reviewing time clock activity for accuracy and attendance for all Behavioral Health Technicians to ensure compliance with agency policies and procedures;
- ensure all Behavioral Health Technicians are trained, aware of, and comply with agency policies and procedures;
- coach and counsel or all Behavioral Health Technicians as needed;
- express the concerns of the Behavioral Health Technicians to the BHT Supervisor and Program Manager;
- consistently read feedback log in order to familiarize self with resident and milieu issues;
- contact on-call staff as needed;
- conduct Behavioral Health Technician meetings;
- participate in weekly staff meetings upon request;
- witness, complete, and document urine drug screens;
- complete incident reports and ensure Behavioral Health Technicians are completing Incident Reports per agency policy, ensure all Incident Reports are submitted to Program Manager in a timely manner;
- coordinate and/or conduct required bed checks and record whether client is awake or sleeping; and;
- perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Skills
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum qualifications include the following:
- Bachelor’s degree
- At least 1 year of y or management experience
- 3 years’ experience working in the substance abuse field and in an inpatient setting
- Excellent written and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Services related field
- Experience in a 3.5 ASAM Level of Care
Compensation and Benefits
Competitive Compensation and Benefits package includes insurance (health, dental, vision, life, long-term and short-term disability), leave benefits and 401k match.