Crisis Center - Behavioral Health Technician - PRN

Job Description:

Job Title: Behavioral Health Technician I

Location: Sedalia, MO

Department: Rapid Access Unit

Employment Type: Full-time

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Centerstone is a nationally recognized behavioral health organization and has been named a Top Workplace. This recognition is based entirely on confidential employee feedback and reflects the workplace culture, engagement, & employee experience.

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This position offers…

• Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
• Mileage Reimbursement – Company paid for work functions requiring travel
• Employee Discounts – Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition
• Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce
• Additional Perks & Benefits - Health, Dental, Life, & Much More - Scroll down to bottom of this post to for more info.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support clients with daily activities and program expectations using a respectful, therapeutic, and trauma-informed approach.
• Promote a safe, supportive environment through supervision, safety checks, bed checks, crisis response, positive redirection, and solution-focused role modeling.
• Collaborate with the treatment team to identify each client’s strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences and implement appropriate interventions.
• Complete admissions, orientations, transfers, and discharges, including explaining rights and rules, obtaining vital signs, conducting safety searches, and collecting specimens when assigned.
• Monitor vital signs, general health, medical symptoms, reported blood glucose levels, behavior, and signs of withdrawal; promptly escalate critical concerns.
• Manage medication processes within authorized training and program policy, including self-administration monitoring, documentation, inventory and storage of over-the-counter medications, discrepancy reporting, and medication destruction procedures.
• Facilitate supervision checks, urine collection and testing, laboratory send-offs, rehabilitative support, education, recovery-skills activities, and recreation groups.
• Transport clients to and from appointments as needed.
• Document client activities, progress, behavior, medical observations, precautions, medications, and shift-change information accurately in the electronic medical record.
• Respond to client needs, crisis calls, incoming messages, and telephone requests with timely communication and strong customer service.
• Maintain a safe, clean environment and promptly report maintenance, equipment, or mechanical safety concerns.
• Follow confidentiality requirements, the Organization Code of Conduct, program philosophy, policies, procedures, regulations, State Regulatory standards, and CARF standards.
• Participate in staff meetings, treatment-team meetings, required training, and other assigned activities.
• Complete other duties assigned by Leadership.

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:

• High school education or equivalent and two years of responsible employment; human-services or related experience is preferred.
• Exceptions to these qualifications may be approved by the appropriate Executive Team member.
• Complete First Aid and CPR certification within three months of employment and maintain both certifications.
• Complete Medication Administration training according to program standards.
• Complete Behavioral Management training within 30 days of employment or the first available class, including CPI for residential programs or Crisis Management through Relias for outpatient programs.
• Complete New Hire Orientation, required initial and annual Relias training, and all mandatory State Regulatory and CARF training.
• Complete 36 hours of training within each two-year period under 9 CSR 10-7.110 E 1 and 40 hours of related training annually.
• Possess knowledge of confidentiality laws governing substance-use and mental-health treatment.
• Communicate clearly verbally and in writing; prepare routine reports and correspondence; interpret safety rules, maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Apply basic arithmetic and common-sense judgment, follow written, oral, or diagram-based instructions, and address concrete problems in standardized situations.
• Use basic keyboarding skills to navigate and enter notes in an electronic medical record.
• Establish rapport with clients while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.

Additional Qualifications:

• Successfully complete required criminal-record, driving-record, abuse and neglect, fingerprint, and other applicable background checks.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license in the state of residency, an acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance.
• Be at least 21 years old to operate a company-owned vehicle and at least 23 years old to operate a company-owned 15-passenger van.

Physical Requirements

ADA Consideration, Sedentary Work: Exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects, including the human body. Perform repetitive hand, finger, and arm movements for typing or writing.

Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, with occasional walking or standing for brief periods.

Bring your compassion, reliability, and commitment to client-centered care to Centerstone’s Rapid Access Unit. Apply today to help clients feel safe, supported, and empowered in their recovery.

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness.

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Burrell Behavioral Health is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.