Behavioral Health Technician I​/II

This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies within the Health and Human Services Agency. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies, please submit an online application for consideration.

Level I: $21.01 Hourly

Level II: $23.14 Hourly

Multiple vacancies are with the Health and Human Services Agency located in Visalia. The anticipated life of the list is six months.

Applications will be reviewed by Tulare County Human Resources & Development. As extra help positions become available, County departments with the job openings select the most qualified and appropriate applicant for the position available. The number of hours and duration of employment varies by each assignment. Extra help employees may work in a variety of County departments in locations throughout the county geographic area.

Extra help employees may not work more than 1,559 hours in any fiscal year from July to June. An extra help employee who mistakenly works in excess of 1,559 hours in a fiscal year does not become a probationary or regular employee. Applications will be active for six months. If you are hired for extra help and you complete a work assignment and then if you wish to be employed again, you must resubmit an Extra Help application online.

There are no benefits associated with extra help positions. See regular job specifications for complete job duties and requirements.

• Administer medications to patients, chart appropriate records, review medicine orders regularly, obtain appropriate physician approval, and coordinate with pharmacy as needed.
• Stock and maintain medical supply inventory.
• Transport patients to doctor's appointments and for laboratory tests.
• Conduct individual counseling, crisis intervention and pre-care coverage.
• Conduct work oriented daily living skills sessions and resocialization activity groups for the Day Treatment program.
• Provide nursing support coverage at outreach groups and satellite clinics.
• Consult with physicians regarding patients and medication adjustments.
• Participate in carrying out individual and group treatment programs for patients as part of the treatment team; encourage patient participation in treatment activities.
• Visit patients in their homes, in board and care facilities, or in other community placement locations to carry out prescribed treatment plans.
• Motivate patients to develop self-reliance in daily living.
• Observe patient's physical condition and behavior; report significant changes to professional staff; record clinical notes on patients.
• Prepare and maintain a variety of records and prepare reports.
• Participate in in-service training programs.

• Administer medications to patients, chart appropriate records, review medicine orders regularly, obtain appropriate physician approval, and coordinate with pharmacy as needed.
• Stock and maintain medical supply inventory.
• Transport patients to doctor's appointments and for laboratory tests.
• Conduct individual counseling, crisis intervention and pre-care coverage.
• Conduct work oriented daily living skills sessions and resocialization activity groups for the Day Treatment program.
• Provide nursing support coverage at outreach groups and satellite clinics.
• Consult with physicians regarding patients and medication adjustments.
• Participate in carrying out individual and group treatment programs for patients as part of the treatment team; encourage patient participation in treatment activities.
• Visit patients in their homes, in board and care facilities, or in other community placement locations to carry out prescribed treatment plans.
• Motivate patients to develop self-reliance in daily living.
• Observe patient's physical condition and behavior; report significant changes to professional staff; record clinical notes on patients.
• Prepare and maintain a variety of records and prepare reports.
• Participate in in-service training programs.

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

• Completion of an approved psychiatric technician or nursing program.

• One (1) year of experience performing duties comparable to a Community Behavioral Health Worker II in the County of Tulare or related nursing experience.

• Completion of an approved psychiatric technician or nursing program.

• One (1) year of experience in a Behavioral Health and/or developmentally disabled program assisting with the treatment and care of patients.

• Basic concepts of mental illness and Behavioral Health including the physical, emotional, and social needs of emotionally disturbed individuals.
• Fundamentals of psychiatric and Behavioral Health nursing care.
• Basic medical and psychiatric terminology.
• Principles and…