Job Description

Description :Our vision is a world of peaceful relationships with food, weight, and body image, where everyone with an eating disorder can experience recovery. We believe that exceptional, individualized care leads to lasting recovery from eating disorders. That\xe2\x80\x99s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care.Position OverviewBehavioral Health Technicians (BHT\xe2\x80\x99s) monitor and assist adult clients in the residential milieu, lead activities designed to help the residents adjust to living in a community setting and assist the residents in gaining the skills needed to manage their eating disorder. BHT\xe2\x80\x99s play an integral role in the day-to-day function of the clients\xe2\x80\x99 experience.ScheduleDays: 6am-2:30pm or 8am-4:30pmEvenings: 2-10:30pm or 4pm-12:30am0.4 FTE (16 hours/week) with every other weekend requiredHow BHT\xe2\x80\x99s Empower Recovery

• Partners with the multi-disciplinary team on care plan and treatment, assisting in admissions, supporting or assisting clients in programming
• Participates in therapeutic meals and snacks and provides support during structured outings and recreation
• Available to engage, challenge, and support residents as needed. Reports observations and documents in charts
• Monitors and supports bathroom use per client treatment direction. Monitors and documents exercise.
• Responsible for enforcing appropriate policies with residents and completing all expected tasks including hourly room-checks

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required with one year of Mental health experience or
• Bachelors degree in Mental health field with 0-1 year of experience
• Must have valid driver\xe2\x80\x99s license and be authorized to drive
• Previous direct mental health experience preferred

What we offer:Employee BenefitsWe understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That\xe2\x80\x99s why we\xe2\x80\x99re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.For full-time employees, we offer:

• HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
• Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
• Vision insurance (EyeMed)
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• 401(k) plan available two months after start date
• Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation

Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.Educational OpportunitiesAs a national leader in eating disorder treatment, we are committed to encouraging career growth and providing our staff with robust clinical education. That\xe2\x80\x99s why we partner with the University of Minnesota Medical School and have a team dedicated to providing ongoing education with in-house continuing education credit opportunities through webinars and in-person events. We continuously work to develop new education programs like our upcoming Behavioral Health Technician certification program.Are you in your first internship? Are you within hours of your licensure? We have on-the-job training to help you reach your career goals. New master\xe2\x80\x99s degree therapists can accumulate hours by leading groups to earn full licensure.

Veritas Collaborative