Job Information
Acadia Healthcare Behavioral Health Technician - Days/Nights in Tucson, Arizona
Description
Come join our team as a Behavioral Health Tech at Sonora Behavioral Health, the Leading Behavioral Health Hospital in Tucson, Arizona. If you are passionate and dedicated to making a difference in the lives of those in need through compassionate therapeutic practices while working in a team environment that supports learning and growth, this position may be right for you! Successful candidates will have a level one fingerprint clearance card and be willing and able to work 12-hour shifts.
As a BHT at Sonora, you will participate in the development and implementation of patient treatment plans by:
Providing care, close supervision, and accurate documentation of patient behavior
Maintaining a safety first environment
Developing positive relationships with patients and co-workers
Following facility policies and procedures and providing crisis intervention as necessary
Actively participating in treatment teams
Acting as a role model using appropriate de-escalation skills, active listening skills, appropriate tone and voice volume, providing a variety of positive reinforcements, maintaining proper boundaries, and promoting positive peer culture
One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a Sonora BHT is providing care for patients at their most vulnerable time. You'll have the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance your career!
Qualifications
Skills
Required
- Oral Communication: Advanced
Behaviors
Required
- Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Experience
Preferred
- 1 year: Behavioral health experience preferred
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
