- Shift: Day/Night Rotating
- Hours: Full Time; 36 hrs/wk; three/12 hour shifts
- Entity: UNC Medical Center
- Location: Butner, NC
- Aids patients in reality orientation, participates in behavior modification plans/therapy, provides informal support therapy to patients/families, provides verbal de-escalation of potentially aggressive patients, aids in the physical management of aggressive/out-of-control patients, facilitates age appropriate play for children, and monitors the therapeutic milieu activities on assigned unit to ensure that emotional and safety needs of patients are met.
- Assists in interviewing patients and their families for routine admission data. Orients patients and families to the facility. Provides data input during team discussions and meetings to assist in developing therapeutic plans and objectives.
- Interacts with patients on a one to one as well as small group basis. Facilitates assigned groups in ways which encourage and require maximum patient participation and interaction, appropriate to functional level of group members.
- Observes, collects, and documents patient information obtained while providing care and promptly report significant changes in the patient's condition to a registered nurse or physician.
- Provides direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care for routine activities of daily living including bathing, personal hygiene, feeding and dressing. Assists patients with position changes, range of motion exercises, transfers and walking. Obtains and records vital signs, intake and output amounts or other measures as delegated. Observes patients and assesses progress on daily basis and reports significant changes in patients' condition and/or behavior to supervising RN.
- Provides protection and control for patients as required to ensure patient safety in the facility. Participates in restraining combative patients as necessary. Provides care and monitoring of patients in seclusion and/or restraint.
- Reinforce routine teaching given to patients by the registered nurse or physician and document patient understanding of instructions. Distributes patient education materials at the request of patients and/or health care providers
- High School diploma or GED
- Licensed as a Nursing Assistant I by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification within 60 days from date of hire.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification
- Two (2) years of experience in a behavioral health environment.
- For Non-Triangle entities (Rockingham and Caldwell) - Requires one (1) year of experience in a behavioral health environment.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients and hospital staff. Ability to work with, express sensitivity and understanding, and secure the cooperation of patients, including maintaining empathetic attitude towards patients. Ability to work with groups of patients or individuals in didactic or recreational groups. Ability to keep calm in stressful situations. Must be fluent in verbal and written English language. Capability to develop computer skills if not competent.
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Behavioral Health Technician - Butner, NC, United States - UNC Health Care Systems
Description
We are pleased to announce that we are looking for Behavioral Health Technicians to join our new Inpatient Psychiatry Units at UNC Health Youth Behavioral Health (YBH), in Butner, North Carolina.
Position Offering:
We are seeking Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT), preferably with strong clinical experience in developmental disabilities and adolescent mental health to work on a multidisciplinary team.
The BHT will primarily be working on 4YBH, a 10-bed unit comprised of pediatric patients with developmental disabilities in need of crisis stabilization.
On this unit, we will be providing multidisciplinary treatment focused on addressing psychiatric, behavioral, medical, and psychosocial needs.Youth Behavioral Health Hospital (YBH) is a 54-bed, 24-hour, locked psychiatric facility located in Butner, North Carolina. YBH philosophy is grounded in a milieu-based, trauma-informed and therapeutic setting. This facility aims to serve patients with a complex history, including aggression and psychosis.
Safety is a key component of the care provided as well as introduction of positive coping skills, healthy living and positive leisure activities.
Therapy services will work among a large interdisciplinary team including Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, and Nursing Services.There will be four units dedicated to serving children and adolescent with mental health diagnoses, dual diagnoses, substance misuse and complex behaviors, including those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
The staff are to be cross-trained on all of these units as one team.Please see the link below with information about the incentive program for the Assistive Personnel at The UNC Hospitals Youth Behavioral Health:
This is a 36 hours per week position; working 12 hour rotating shifts (7am-7:30pm and 7pm-7:30am) with weekend and holiday rotation.
This position qualifies for an extensive benefit package including PTO hours, which are accrued based on the number of worked hours.
This position requires the ability to attend a weeklong hospital orientation in Chapel Hill, offered every two weeks.Orientation Schedule:
Monday and Tuesday - In person from 8am to 4:30pm in Chapel Hill; Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - Virtual
Summary:
Under close supervision, responsible for providing a safe, supportive and therapeutic environment for psychiatric patients. Provides direct patient care and may conduct therapeutic group sessions under the direction and supervision of the RN.
Provides input to the RN to help develop the plan of care and assists in carrying out the plan of care for assigned patients.
Assists with the admission of new patients and orients new patients and families to the unit.Responsibilities:
Other information:
Education Requirements:
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Professional Experience Requirements:
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Legal Employer:
STATE
Entity:
UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit:
YBH IP Unit A Healing Journey
Work Type:
Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Salary Range:
$ $22.49 per hour (Minimum to Midpoint)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type:
Onsite
Work Schedule:
Day Job
Location of Job:
Butner:NC:27509
Exempt From Overtime:
Exempt: No
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.
