Behavioral Health Technician BHT - Durham, NC
20 hours ago
Job description
At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.
About Duke University Hospital
Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of the four Duke Healthhospitals with 1062 patient beds, it features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.
Duke Children's Partial Hospitalization Program Registered Nurse
Location: 2608 Erwin Road Suite 300, Durham, NC 27705
Work Schedule:
Full time, 1.0 FTE. No Holidays, No weekends, No on-call. Monday-Friday
The Duke Children's Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) will be a program for children and adolescents with behavioral health conditions that will provide treatment for the equivalent of a school day. Pediatric patients will attend the brief program each weekday for 2-4 weeks and engage in individual, group, and family therapies during the day.
The ideal candidate for this position will possess the following:
- Experience working with children and adolescents with mental health diagnoses such as ADHD, ODD, IDD, ASD, MDD, etc.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, software navigation abilities
- Good organizational skills
- Flexible attitude with the ability to function both independently and as a team member
- A willingness to collaborate with the new team in program development, policy creation, and operational planning
Job Duties:
- Milieu management, including:
- Assist in organizing and conducting recreational or social activities within the group setting
- Work with patients individually and in groups to support instruction and carry out treatment plans
- Ensure a safe environment by continuous patient monitoring and promptly reporting any changes to the registered nurse (RN)
- Assist with movement of patients throughout PHP setting. Including, but not limited to: transporting to bathroom, therapy sessions, provider visits, etc.
- Facilitate meal and snack breaks within the milieu
- Use therapeutic de-escalation techniques to maintain milieu safety
- Assist with restraint and seclusion when needed
- Provide 1:1 patient observation in comfort/alternative room when needed
- Team collaboration, including:
- Participate in staff discussions to assess, coordinate and execute patient care
- Collaborate with team on programming for the milieu
- Assist with orientation of new staff
- Participate in ongoing education and training
Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions:
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
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