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    Behavioral Health Technician - Durham, United States - Duke University

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    Description

    Duke Regional Hospital has served Durham, Orange, Person, Granville and Alamance counties and the surrounding communities for nearly 40 years.

    With more than 1,900 employees, its focus is on providing outstanding medical care with compassionate, personalized service in a comfortable community hospital setting.

    Duke Regional Hospital has 369 inpatient beds and offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services, and also offers care at the Duke Rehabilitation Institute and Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center.

    In fiscal year 2018, Duke Regional Hospital admitted 16,299 patients and had 165,953 outpatient visits in fiscal year 2017.

    U.S. News & World Report ranked Duke Regional Hospital as #10 in North Carolina and #4 in the Raleigh-Durham area for

    Behavioral Health Technician- Behavioral Health Inpatient- Duke Regional Hospital


    Duke University Health System- Duke Regional Hospital seeks to hire a Nursing care Assistant who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together.


    Department Profile:


    The current inpatient Behavioral Health facilities at Duke Williams Unit and Duke Regional just transitioned to a new state-of-the-art facility located on the Duke Regional Campus in early Spring of 2021.

    The new unit is comprised 42 inpatient rooms which are private.

    Duke strives to provide experienced and compassionate mental health care to adults 18 years and older through an interdisciplinary approach which is comprised of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, recreational therapists, and clinical social workers.


    Work Schedule:
    Night Shift 7p-7a


    Job Summary:


    Perform a variety of nonprofessional nursing duties in the direct care of patients under the direct supervision of an RN/LPN.

    Perform a variety of clerical duties involved in preparing, maintaining, and processing patient, unit (s), and hospital data and records including operating the organization's patient care information systems.


    Work Performed:

    • Administer treatment and personal care procedures to patients including, but not limited to, feeding, bathing, shaving changing clothing, cleaning, and trimming fingernails, bed-making, assisting with ambulation, enemas, skin care, and bowel and bladder elimination; provide such additional care as required to meet the personal needs and comfort of assigned patients.
    • Perform a variety of selected patient care tasks under the direction of an RN/LPN to assist medical and nursing personnel in the examination, treatment, and care of patients.
    • Retrieve and record patient data in electronic medical records (EMR) and report to the Nurse noting any new abnormal changes in the patient's condition.
    • Participate in the transport of patients.
    • Clean assigned area: stock and replenish supplies and equipment as required.
    • Perform a variety of clerical tasks involved in operating the organization's patient care information system.
    • Acknowledge orders on the EMR task list, verify printouts, and input verified orders to request diets, treatments, nursing services, equipment, and diagnostic and laboratory tests and procedures.
    • Assemble and maintain patient charts from admission through discharge Prepare and upload paper documents into the electronic medical record (EMR). Exhibit professional communication skills when answering the telephone and interacting with patients, visitors, and other staff members.
    • Navigate electronic medical records, access patient information, generate reports, schedule appointments, and manage a task list.
    • Use available technology to request and coordinate patient transport.
    • Assign nursing staff to communication systems. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
    Education


    • High school diploma or equivalent required
    Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification


    • Listing on the Nurse Aid Registry of North Carolina
    * or

    • Certification as a Substance Abuse Counselor in North Carolina
    * or

    • Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician in North Carolina
    * or

    • Certification as a Behavioral Health Technician by The Academy of Addiction Professionals or the American Medical Certification Association
    * or

    • If a hire does not meet 1 of the 4 requirements, the BHT must start the process to complete one of the requirements within 1 year of employment and complete it within 2 years.
    • BCLS certification must be maintained/completed by the end of new hire orientation, which typically takes place during the first week of employment.
    • CPI certification is strongly preferred.


    Duke is an Affirmative Action/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, sexual orientation, or veteran 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 essentialjob 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.


    Nearest Major Market:
    Durham


    Nearest Secondary Market:
    Raleigh


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