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OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
· Department: ACCENTs
· Schedule: Full Time, Day Shift, 7am – 7pm
· Shift Differentials: Available for night, weekend, and additional
shifts
· Location: OKC
Our mission and values put the patient first and helps you to feel valued while
respecting teamwork and collaboration. As a Behavioral Health Tech, you will
learn ways to adapt care and adjust treatment plans for patients’ evolving
needs. At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with
compassionate people like you.
ACCENTs is a program that specializes in treating youth ages 10-17 with
intellectual disabilities (IQ 55-70) and focuses on management of behavior and
community living skills.
Daily Pay: Get paid daily doing the work you love in a way that fits your
life. At SSM Health, we believe you deserve the flexibility to work a schedule
that fits your life and to get paid when you need it.
Job Summary:
Provides direct behavioral health patient care by performing a variety of
activities for patients.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Assists patients with performing activities of daily living.
* Provides or assists with providing direct patient care and therapeutic
interventions based on patient care assignments from RN.
* Observes and records patient behavior and activities. Reports any changes in
condition and suggests modifications to the treatment plan.
* Establishes a therapeutic relationship with assigned patients.
* Applies knowledge of group dynamics in participating in therapeutic groups
and maintaining the milieu.
* Monitors patients to ensure safety, including but not limited to rounding,
environmental and safety checks.
* Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
* Associate's degree in the behavioral health or a related field, or equivalent
years of experience and education
EXPERIENCE
* No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
* Constant standing and walking.
* Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral
communication.
* Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms,
malfunctioning machinery, etc.
* Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
* Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
* Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20
feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
* Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and
repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
* Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
* Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
* Occasional lifting/moving patients.
* Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
* Occasional driving.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
* Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association
(AHA)
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:
Employee
Department:
1228000040 ACCENTs
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36
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