Behavioral Health Tech Orlando Full Time Nights

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 & Nights - 3 Days -12hours shifts - 7 - 7

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

• 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

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

Provides direct behavioral health patient care.