Behavioral Technician - PRN

About the Role

The Behavioral Technician - PRN is an integral member of Community Reach Center's Residential Services Division. The Clinician provides milieu management services to promote a safe, therapeutic environment utilizing psychiatric rehabilitation and other evidence-based practice models.

Essential Functions

• Monitors activities of daily living for clients and provides skills-training as needed.
• Documents intervention and program activity and maintains accurate and timely clinical records.
• Provides medication administration as directed by Colorado regulations, facility policies and procedures, and physician orders.
• Coordinates care with consumer, families, center staff, and/or external facilities to ensure continuation of care.
• Attends and participates in supervision, team meetings, and in-services education and training opportunities.
• Provides therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency services as required.
• Monitors collection of urine drug screens and breathalyzers.
• Responsible for cooking, aiding in house laundry and clean-up of the facility.
• Transports consumers to appointments as needed.
• Complete admission check-ins to units, provide regular safety checks on units, and monitor clients regularly.
• Maintains confidentiality of consumer record.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Preferred bachelor's degree in human services or related field, high school degree required.
• 6+ months of experience working with adults who have mental illness, particularly those diagnosed with a serious and persistent mental illness preferred but not required.
• Communication, organization, time management, and clinical skills.
• Valid Colorado Driver's license with a clean driving record.
• Bilingual Spanish preferred, but not required.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and keyboard.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Light to moderate lifting is required.
• Regular, predictable attendance is required.