Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) ABHS
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As an innovative, learning and collaborative organization, every position contributes to this purpose and our employees are the heart of who we are. We support healthy work/life balance for our employees and invest in their potential through opportunities for continual learning and growth.
If this resonates with you, then read on!
About our Artistic Behavioral Health Specialist:
Our Artistic Behavioral Health Specialist provides behavioral health services, while teaching art, in our Art Awakenings program. This BHT position primarily provides psycho-social rehabilitation services and skill-building classes to youth and/or adults in a supportive art studio environment.
What an Artistic Behavioral Health Specialist Does at Resilient Health:
Provides psycho-social rehabilitation services using expressive arts to adults and/or youth with a diagnosis of a serious mental illness, general mental health, co-occurring, or other behavioral health concerns
Leads therapeutic art groups
Completes intakes (initial) and updated assessments (including diagnosis) with participants and participating family members or other supportive individuals
Develops individualized treatment plans in coordination with participants, their families, and additional community members, as appropriate
Assists participants in identifying and developing realistic treatment goals
Oversees the health, safety, and welfare of participants in the program
Develops and maintains effective working relationships with community agencies, case managers, and clinical teams
Participates in clinical staffing and individual service planning sessions with case managers, treatment staff, family members, and others to identify and meet participant treatment and transition needs
Maintains information on community resources for participant assistance and support
Provides education, assistance, and support to family members and others involved with the participant to enhance awareness of mental health challenges and to increase their ability to contribute to the counseling and/or rehabilitation process
Conducts and documents continuing assessments of participant functioning
Maintains patient records and other documentation according to agency standards
Provides emergency face-to-face counseling and/or crisis intervention as needed to avert or in response to participant needs
Completes reviews for medical necessity as needed for program participants
Completes documentation within the identified agency and state requirements and time frames
Attends supervision and training to attain the amount of hours as required by state licensing standards
Requirements for This Position:
Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) required (must be 21 years old):
High School Diploma or equivalent and six months of full-time behavioral health work experience or internship or Peer Support Certification, or
Associates Degree and three months of full-time behavioral health experience or internship or Peer Support Certification, or
A BHT Certificate from an accredited college/university, or
Bachelor's Degree, or
Master's Degree
Experience providing psycho-social rehabilitation services to adult participant populations and/or youth and families preferred
Strong skills in the arts either visual and/or musical
National and/or Arizona certification as an art therapist, social worker, counselor, or mental health professional preferred
Bilingual preferred, but not required
Valid Arizona or other state driver's license
Valid automobile insurance
Valid CPR/First Aid certifications or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire
Valid Fingerprint Clearance Card or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire
Three-year MVR driving record that meets the agency's auto insurance carrier's coverage requirements
Where You Will Be Working: 1314 S. 4th Ave.,Yuma, AZ 85364
What This Position Pays: $19.25 - $21.42, depending on education and experience
Our Perks:
Exceptionally generous PTO (3.5 weeks off your first year and rising in subsequent years)
14 paid holidays
Excellent quarterly incentives
403(b) with company match
Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
Short and Long Term Disability
Life Insurance
Licensure reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program
Voluntary insurance for critical illness, accident and hospitalization
Pet insurance
If all of this sounds like something you were born to do, then we would love to hear from you!
In an effort to support our participants by setting healthy examples, all Resilient Health campuses are smoke-free for employees.
Resilient Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. Resilient Health will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities and for employees whose work requirements interfere with a religious belief.