Behavioral Health Technician I

Job Title: Behavioral Health Technician I

Location: Mesa AZ

Full Time

Duration: 10:30 AM 08:00 PM

Responsibilities:

• Actively engages clients through clinical interactions including assisting clients with developing skills and clinical interventions
• Provides high standards of helpful professional and caring treatment to all clients by maintaining consistently effective client interactions
• Provides validation in a warm safe environment and keeps clients motivated to work through distress and eliminate neutralizing behaviors
• Facilitate groups within the IOP and helps maintain a professional environment for clients including collecting homework clinical documentation and providing feedback to primary therapists
• Monitors the clients daily activities including implementing the treatment plan
• Effectively manages business resources to maximize benefits for our clients employees and the organization
• Plans organizes and implements lesson plans for group settings
• Maintains all written documentation such as progress notes group therapy notes etc.
• Masters deescalation techniques and crisis management
• Encourages team engagement and loyalty by effective employee interactions that promote cooperation trust and respect
• Expands knowledge and skills through supervision and oversight provided by appropriate licensed clinical staff
• Maintains client satisfaction
• Adheres to all company policies and procedures
• Presents self in a professional manner
• Maintains a safe and clean environment
• Other duties as assigned

The Skills and Expertise You Have:

• Some college or experience in a related field
• Ability to think critically
• Willingness to work as a team to meet the needs of the business
• Proficient knowledge of computers including Microsoft Word Excel and other computer software
• Accurate and efficient electronic data entry
• Must be punctual and maintain excellent attendance
• Organized detailoriented takes initiative and completes job responsibilities independently
• Multitask problemsolve interpersonal skills and strong written and verbal communication skills
• Thrives in a changing work environment including inside outside and loud noise level
• Physical demands of the job will include sitting at a desk or table for extended periods bending lifting and walking

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in a related field
• OCD and anxiety experience