Job Description

Job Description

Description
Behavioral Health Tech Orlando Full Time Days

Location Address:

601 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803 Orlando

Top Reasons to work at AdventHealth Orlando Behavior Health Department

* Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando
* serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America
* AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country
* We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year

Work Hours/Shift:

Full Time/Days 3/12hours shifts 7:00am 7:00pm

You Will Be Responsible For:

* Assists patients with activities of daily living (ADL)
* Provides or assists with providing direct patient care, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic interventions
* Observes and records patient behaviors and activities
* Reports changes in patient conditions to appropriate personnel and recommends treatment plan modifications
* Establishes therapeutic relationships with assigned patients
* Works directly with patients, family members, physicians, and community providers to ensure collaborative and continuous care
* May be required to manage daily group activities
* Assists patients to perform routine activities of daily living
* Recognizes potential escalation of behavior and has ability to use appropriate verbal and physical interventions
* Recognizes potential safety hazards, intervenes for the safety of patients, visitors and staff and notifies appropriate department or person for correction of the problem
* Assists in restraint situations: utilizing de-escalation skills to prevent restraints, applying restraints when needed with RN direction, maintaining patient safety, appropriate documentation of patient behaviors and interventions
* Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications
What You Will Need:

* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from American Heart Association
* Aggression Management certification required during orientation
* High school degree or equivalent
* Ability to communicate appropriately professionally and effectively with patients and their family, hospital staff, nurses, physicians, and other health care professionals
* Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the health care industry
* Up-to-date knowledge of regulatory requirements and local, state, and national laws
* Ability to understand and process instructions from physicians and other personnel
* Proficiency in computer systems to enter and track patient records
* Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office
* Must be able to read, write and speak conversational English

Preferred:

* Associate's degree or Technical degree in a related field, or specific certification related to position
* One year of healthcare setting

Job Summary:

Provides direct behavioral health patient care.

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.