Part-time Behavioral Health Technician – Weekend Shift (0.5 FTE)

Part-time Behavioral Health Technician Weekend Shift (0.5 FTE)-33882University Staff

Description

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry Addiction Research & Treatment Services (ARTS) Reflections for Women

Job Title : Part-time Behavioral Health Technician Weekend Shift (0.5 FTE)

Position : # 00664266 Requisition : #33882

Sign-on bonus available for external candidates.

Job Summary :

This position acts as a behavioral health technician to participants of the Reflections for Women program, a 16-bed residential program for women, pregnant women, and women with infant children who have severe substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.

Individual stays are based on client needs and can be up to 90 days. Located on the Ft. Logan Campus, Reflections for Women is a Medicaid and Special Connections funded program.

Women with infant children 15 months of age or younger may reside with their child in treatment. Reflections for Women provides comprehensive treatment services, including but not limited to, individual and group counseling, medication assisted treatment, psychiatric assessment and mental health services, specialized services for pregnant and parenting mothers, community reintegration, case management and coordination of aftercare services.

This position is responsible for the monitoring of clients within the facility. This position observes, monitors, intervenes in substance use disorder treatment through acting as a support staff to clinical staff and records client activity.

Supports, monitors and documents urine screens and monitors and documents client medications. Performs routine inspections of residential premises both inside and out as well as conducts facility head counts, fire drills, property inventories, and room and client bed checks.

Transport clients off site as needed

This position is located at the Ft. Logan Campus and will be scheduled Friday- Sunday, Midnight to 8 am. Shift differential is applied to this role.

Key Responsibilities :

• Observe, monitor, and intervene in drug / alcohol treatment through acting as a support staff to clinical staff.
• Assure client compliance with program structure.
• Monitor and assist mothers with basic infant care routines and safe sleep practices.
• Filing and auditing charts, uploading client information into the electronic health record.
• Assist with cognitive / behavioral approaches and assignments and report any concerning behaviors.
• Support, monitor and document urine screens and document the monitoring of client medications.
• Perform routine inspections of residential premises both inside and out as well as conduct facility head counts, fire drills, property inventories, and room and client bed checks.
• Transport clients off site as needed, attend staff meetings and individual and / or group supervision, and training.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

Work Location :

Onsite this role is expected to work onsite and is located at the Ft. Logan Grounds, Denver, CO.

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