Mental Health Technician - Accanto Health
Durham, NC 27705
About the Job
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’s 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 Overview
The Behavioral Health Technician supports the residential milieu by facilitating therapeutic activity groups, assisting clients in acquiring skills to manage their eating disorder, maintaining a recovery-oriented environment, and providing general support and assistance.
The Behavioral Health Technician supports the residential milieu by facilitating therapeutic activity groups, assisting clients in acquiring skills to manage their eating disorder, maintaining a recovery-oriented environment, and providing general support and assistance.
Schedule: Night Shift - 7PM-7:30PM ( 3 shifts per week with rotating weekends)
How Behavioral Health Technicians (BHTs) Empower Recovery
- Participates in therapeutic meals and snacks and provides support to residents at mealtimes and snacks
- Supports residents during structured outings and recreation
- Monitors and supports bathroom use per client treatment
- Monitors and documents exercise
- Available to engage, challenge, and support residents as needed
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required
- Mental health experience preferred
- Must have valid driver’s license and be authorized to drive
- Previous direct mental health experience preferred
What we offer:
- Benefits/Total Rewards: We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package, and because of that, we offer a range of plans. For full-time employees, we offer HSA and PPO health insurance plans through Blue Cross Blue Shield, dental insurance through Delta Dental, vision insurance through EyeMed, 401(k) matching, disability insurance, and employee assistance program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account Program or Health Savings Account, and more!
Time Away: To provide the best care to our patients we know we have to provide the best care back for our employees. Paid Time Off (PTO) is not only crucial to employee success, but vital to employee wellness and we give ample personal time off (PTO) so that you can enjoy time away. Your PTO is accrued throughout the year and can be used for vacation, personal and sick time.
Pre-Independent Supervision: Whether you are in your first internship here or hours away from full licensure, we have on the job training that will help you reach the place in your career that you strive to achieve! New Masters-Degree Therapists can accumulate hours by leading groups at the same time as earning hours to become fully licensure.
Encouraging Career Growth – Educational Opportunities: As a national leader in the treatment of eating disorders, we are committed to providing our staff with a robust clinical education. That’s why we are an affiliate of the University of Minnesota Medical School and have a team dedicated to developing and providing ongoing education with in-house CE credit opportunities through webinars and in-person events. In addition, we will soon be launching a certification program for our Behavioral Health Technicians!
Source : Accanto Health
