Behavioral Health Technician

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The position requires evening hours and in‑person work Monday to Friday from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm.

OCD Anxiety Centers has a true passion for bringing help and hope to some of the most underserved clinical populations. We strive to change the lives of individuals and their families who have been suffering from unrelenting anxiety, disturbing and terrifying thoughts, uncontrollable worry, exhausting behaviors and rituals, and avoidance that keeps them from living their lives. We are evidence‑based, staying current with scientific research and international training.

• A competitive base salary
• 401(k) match
• Core benefits: medical, dental, vision, with company contribution to medical benefit for employee
• Company‑paid employee life insurance
• Voluntary benefits
• Paid time off: 15 days (120 hours) of “Paid Time Off”, 5 days (40 hours) of “Sick Time”, and 9 days (72 hours) of “Company holiday” pay
• Paid specialized ongoing training, strengthening your skills, experiences, and connections to help advance your career

The Behavioral Health Technician focuses on learning, creating a positive culture, and productively engaging with the team. They support and ensure clients function safely, effectively, and efficiently while promoting the best quality and output standards. The Behavioral Health Technician collaborates with their team and the Behavioral Health Technician Supervisor to ensure maintenance or treatment fidelity, company policy, procedures, and client satisfaction is met to standards.

• Zero documentation errors on a weekly basis
• Average Facility Audit Score 90%
• 5–7 hours per day of active facilitation/support on treatment floor (as evidenced by staff evaluation audit)
• Master of BHT competencies within 30–60 days of employment (as evidenced by staff evaluation audit)
• Live the OCD Anxiety Centers values by being an example of positivity, optimism, growth and change within your community of peers (as evidenced by staff evaluation audit)
• Reduce early discharges by a minimum of 10% and ALOS of a minimum of 52 days by ensuring treatment satisfaction

• Demonstrate understanding of the client level system, disorder modules (OCD, BDD, GAD, SAD, Panic, Trauma, and Modules outlined in the Facilitator's guide for DBT and Specialty Skills)
• Demonstrate understanding of the EMR system, how to chart, create notes, outcome measures, upload documents, etc.
• Demonstrate understanding of youth clients core concepts, youth safety, parent and family participation, development, etc.
• Demonstrate ability to effectively facilitate Exposure Groups, DBT Groups, and Specialty Skills Groups, by passing on each Competency Evaluation Form
• Demonstrate proper techniques for de‑escalation, crisis intervention and behavior management
• Demonstrate understanding of the IOP policies for clients outlined in the new client paperwork and the ability to properly address concerns regarding the attendance policy
• Demonstrate ability to promptly notify the therapist of any behavioral, safety, or attendance issues
• Demonstrate how to access, administer and encourage clients to take the weekly survey
• … (additional competencies continue likewise)

• Actively engage clients through clinical interactions, including assisting clients with developing skills and clinical interventions
• Provide high standards of helpful, professional, and caring treatment to all clients by maintaining consistently effective client interactions
• Validate clients in a warm, safe environment and keep them motivated to work through distress and eliminate neutralizing behaviors
• Facilitate groups within the IOP and help maintain a professional environment for clients, including collecting homework, clinical documentation, and providing feedback to primary therapists
• Monitor the clients’ daily activities, including implementing the treatment plan
• Effectively manage business resources to maximize benefits for our clients, employees, and the organization
• Plan, organize, and implement lesson plans for…