Behavioral Health Technician | Overnight

To truly support our clients, we must first support ourselves. Foundry Treatment Center Steamboat helps individuals and families find recovery and team members find fulfillment. As a clinically-led organization, we know that high-quality healthcare results from empowering talented caregivers with the resources, collegiality, opportunities, and leadership that inspire their best work. Joining the Foundry Steamboat team means becoming part of a close-knit community of foremost experts striving to advance and innovate behavioral healthcare. In addition to providing excellent, integrated direct care to Foundry Steamboat clients, our staff contributes to the field as nationally-recognized educators, speakers, authors, and government policy advisors.

Our culture and policies encourage all personnel to enjoy a high-quality work-life balance, pursue professional and personal growth goals and feel stimulated by their work to maintain a positive and stress-free treatment milieu conducive to client healing and clinician success. While excellent supervision, supportive colleagues, and a workplace that understands the importance of fatigue reduction are some benefits of working at Foundry Steamboat, the opportunity to live and work in one of America’s most beautiful natural settings is another.

Steamboat Springs, Colorado, offers pristine air, endless mountain vistas, and immediate access to hiking, biking, skiing, camping, fishing, and many other adventures to restore and reinvigorate. The vibrant local community, exceptional dining options, activities, and amenities that make Steamboat a premier vacation destination are on display year-round. Foundry Steamboat Treatment Center is an ideal workplace for healthcare professionals as passionate about excelling in their vocation as they are about embracing life. 

Health and Wellness

• Medical, dental and vision insurance*
• Supplemental accident and hospital indemnity coverage*
• Voluntary Term Life insurance*
• Employee Assistance Program
• Monthly wellness reimbursement*

Financial

• Competitive salary
• Employee recognition and rewards programs
• Employee referral incentive program

Work/Life Perks

• Professional growth and development
• Continuing education reimbursement
• Generous vacation policy (non-exempt)*
  
• Unlimited vacation policy (exempt)*
• Paid sick days
  
• Paid holidays (exempt) or ability to earn 1.5x base hourly rate (non-exempt)
  

*Full-time employees

Behavioral Health Technician Overnight

Reports to: Executive Director or Milieu Manager

Job Category: Hourly | Non-Exempt | Full-Time

Starting Salary: $28/hour

Job Site: Foundry - Ranch

Job Summary:

The Behavioral Health Technician assists with providing direct patient care and helps maintain a safe and therapeutic environment.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in human services fields preferred, high school diploma or equivalent required.
• One year of customer service or behavioral health experience preferred.
• EMT, CNA, CMA preferred but not required.
• QMAP preferred but not required.

Required Skills/Abilities: 

• Ability to provide outstanding client service and care with compassion and discretion.
• Impeccable ethics and integrity.
• Valid, non-restricted Driver's License.
• Must have a plan to obtain Certified Addiction Technician (CAT) certification within 18 months of hire.
• Current CPR certification or ability to gain certification within the first 30 days of employment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to take direction, make sound decisions, and use best judgment in various situations.
• Excellent teamwork, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Strong listening skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s EMR system.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assist clinical, admissions, administrative, and medical teams.
• Assist a diverse population of clients with cultural sensitivity, dignity, and respect.
• Display constant awareness ensuring milieu management is in line with the company’s mission statement, policies and procedures.
• Create and maintain a safe, comfortable, and client-focused treatment environment by using therapeutic skills.
• Maintains strict confidentiality, HIPAA, and 42CFR Part 2 compliance. 
• Adhere to facility policy and procedures, State & Federal law, and accrediting agency regulations and standards.
• Complete all duties assigned to the shift.
• Coordinate and assist with all activities, including monitoring attendance and safety while offering support/observation. 
• Provide activity and appointment transportation for clients.
• Monitor and record observations of clients, document concise notes in Electronic Medical Records and communication systems within times determined by company policies.
• Administer Urinalysis (UA) or Breath Alcohol (BA) tests as needed and document appropriately.
• Carry out CIWA, COWS and Vitals.
• Monitor and/or administer medications, answer questions regarding medications and use discretion with PRN requests.
• Conduct medication counts. 
• Identify emergency signals and situations and respond appropriately.
• Participate in shift exchange, discussing any pertinent changes in the clients’ status (clinical, medical, behavioral, etc.). 
• Attend all required meetings and acknowledge responsibilities for company mission, policies and procedures.

Physical Requirements: 

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to maneuver uneven terrain to access various on-site buildings.
• Sit, walk, bend, reach, climb steps.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times. 
• Driving in all weather conditions.

This description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.