BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN

Essential Job Functions

• Delivers direct and indirect patient care in accordance with hospital policies, procedures, protocols, and standards of care.


• Collects, documents, and reports ongoing patient care data as directed.


• Interact with assigned patients, make pertinent observations of patients' behaviors, reports and records in a timely manner.


• Demonstrates good interview techniques with phone contacts/patient/family/significant others and documents accordingly.


• Demonstrates leadership by utilizing the behaviors inherent to the role of Behavioral Health Assessment Team Clinician


• Demonstrates an ability to solve problems utilizing critical thinking skills and seek assistance from immediate supervisors when appropriate.


• Demonstrates knowledge of chain of command; refers patient questions/requests information to appropriate supervisor.


• Effectively functions as a resou...