OVP Health Hiring For Behavioral Health Technician at South Point, OH, United States Full Time

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Behavioral Health Technician is responsible for providing services as part of a multi-disciplinary team to persons with mental illness and/or substance abuse problems.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist patients in articulating personal goals for recovery.
• Assist patients in determining their treatment objectives.
• Teach & support acquisition and utilization of skills needed to facilitate individual recovery.
• Promote the knowledge of available service options and choices.
• Observe the progress patients make toward meeting their objectives.
• Present programs.
• Schedule events and games.
• Teach/conduct and activities group daily.
• Substitute as a group leader if another counselor is out.
• Co-Facilitate groups with counselor if there are over 12 residents in group.
• Welcome greeter at door for new residents.
• Itemize personal belongings of resident.
• Help residents to read their group schedules.
• Assist in graduation bios, photos, and ceremony.
• Assist in group room with computer for telehealth group, attendance, and behavioral control while group is being conducted by telehealth.
• Round residents up out of their rooms for group therapy.
• At times may be asked to proctor smoke breaks of residents.
• Assist/monitor all phone calls that residents make.
• Take appointment notes for the resident to give to case manager & potentially schedule transportation.
• Report to Manager any issues or questions.

• Be able to use EMR system and have notes written within 24 hours of session.
• Attend weekly supervision meeting.
• Take required CEU hours per OVP Health Policy and for recertification
• Survey Residents for Corporate Compliance.
• Maintain Daily Group Therapy Board.
• Maintain Group Rosters in Insync.
• Monitor Medication administration when needed to prevent diversion.
• Hand out snack bags after 12 step.
• Maintain Cleanliness of Meeting Room (BHT office area).
• Sanitize surface areas in down time.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have High School Diploma or GED.

COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to interact with a multi-disciplinary team to assist in facets of the recovery program relating to physical health.
• Have the ability to communicate with the Case Manager and assist in ensuring the safety of the client.
• Flexibility to adapt to schedule changes and assumption of responsibilities not delineated in the job description which is related to work as a member of an addiction treatment team.
• Attention to detail and organization a must.
• Computer literate with experience in a Windows environment.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to prioritize work and work-related responsibilities

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Physical demands described are representative of those that must be routinely met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials duties.

• Ability to lift minimum 25 pounds.
• Ability to perform job responsibilities in a facility without elevator or mechanical transportation.
• Operates a computer and keyboard

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK:

This is a full-time position. Hours are scheduled to accommodate a 24/7 facility. Hours include some holidays, evenings, and weekends.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This job operates in an inpatient facility environment.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Working conditions described are representative of those that must be routinely met by employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.

• This job operates in a medical environment.
• May be required to come in early or stay late if the need arises.
• Smoke-free environment.

This position description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or a skill required for the job and is subject to review and change in accordance with the needs of OVP Health and contractual obligations.
COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY:

• All employees and providers are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Those who are unvaccinated must receive their first dose of a multi-dose COVID-19 vaccine series (Pfizer or Moderna vaccines) or single-dose COVID-19 vaccine (Johnson & Johnson vaccine) by January 27, 2022, and must be fully vaccinated by February 28, 2022. Those who receive their final vaccine dose but are not yet 14-days post-vaccination by February 27, 2022, will be considered compliant. However, if you are working in a hospital location that has set earlier deadlines for mandatory vaccination, you are required to comply with those deadlines.
• This requirement applies to all current and new staff regardless of clinical responsibility or patient contact, including facility employees; licensed practitioners; administrative, corporate, and billing personnel; students; trainees; volunteers; board members; and others providing services for the facility or its patients under contract or other arrangement (such as housekeeping and laboratory services).
• Although FDA approved and CDC recommended, an additional (third) or “booster dose” of the COVID-19 vaccine is not currently required in order for staff to be considered “fully vaccinated.”
• The CDC has emphasized that masks should still be worn in all healthcare settings. Staff, patients, residents, and visitors should continue to wear masks in all healthcare facilities, regardless of vaccination status. The only exception is if the employee is in an office, alone, or actively eating or drinking. Employees should not congregate in break rooms and should practice social distancing when possible.
• Fully vaccinated corporate office staff do not have to wear a mask. Unvaccinated corporate office staff must wear a mask at all times, even at cubicles, except when in an enclosed office, alone, or actively eating or drinking. Corporate employees should not congregate in break rooms and should practice social distancing when possible.
• COVID screenings (with temperature check) remain MANDATORY for all corporate office staff and to enter any outpatient facility and the Recovery Center. The Recovery Center should screen patients over the phone before picking up for transportation to the Center, and should conduct a temperature check of the patient in-person.
• Employees experiencing symptoms, regardless of vaccination status, should notify their supervisor when symptoms first start and get tested. Employees who fail to communicate a positive COVID-19 test will be subject to disciplinary action, including, up to, immediate termination.

Our Mission

Centered in compassion and excellence, we serve to save lives while nurturing stronger and healthier communities for our persons served , employees, and families.
CORE VALUES:

Moral, Ethical and Behavioral Guidelines

Family: OVP Health is proud to be a family-owned company. We hold ourselves to the highest standards: the family values that are passed from generation to generation. However, at OVP Health we also believe that our coworkers, our persons served and our community are family. That means we will always treat you like family, no matter what health struggle you’re facing.

Quality: In an ever-changing health care industry, our commitment to consistent, high-quality care has been the same since day one. Our highly trained physicians and nurses are constantly striving to provide the latest, most advanced care and treatment to persons served . Our medication-assisted treatment program is fully accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). In everything we do, our goal is to provide persons served and their loved ones with the highest level of care possible.

Community: At OVP Health, we believe in giving back. And our commitment to improving the communities we serve doesn’t stop at providing high-quality medical care. After work and on weekends, OVP Health employees can be found volunteering in the community, and we are proud to support a number of nonprofit groups in the areas we serve.

Integrity: Ethical, responsible health care is a nonnegotiable at OVP Health. We treat our coworkers, our persons served and our communities with honesty, truest and respect and hold ourselves to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. Earning a patient’s trust and loyalty is our greatest reward.
EEO STATEMENT

OVP Health provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, OVP Health complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers ,leaves of absence, compensation and training.
OVP Health expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper inference with the ability of OVP Health employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.