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SSM Health Behavioral Health Technician - ER in Midwest City, Oklahoma

It's more than a career, it's a calling

OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital Midwest

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

  • Department: Behavioral Health Emergency Department

  • Sign On Bonus: $3,000.00 for qualified candidates

  • Schedule: Full Time, Day Shift, 7am to pm

  • Starting Pay: $16.55 (Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.)

  • Shift Differentials: Available for night, weekend, and additional shifts

  • Location: SSM Health St. Anthony Midwest Hospital

SSM Health is seeking a Behavioral Health Tech to join our Emergency Department!

This position is a Full-time, 36-hours per week role. This position is Day Shift, working 3, 12-hour shifts a week (rotating weekends) at SSM Health Midwest Hospital in Midwest City.

We also offer competitive benefits packages, including medical, dental, vision, PTO, retirement, tuition reimbursement and more. There are also stackable shift differentials available for this role that enable you to make more per hour by working specific shifts (evenings, nights and weekends).

*Get paid daily doing the work you love in a way that fits your life. At SSM Health St. Anthony, we believe you deserve the flexibility to work a schedule that fits your life and to get paid when you need it. That's why we're now offering a same day pay option!

When you join our team, you become part of a rich history – one that focuses on each person’s diverse and unique characteristics. Our employees are at the heart of our Mission. We can provide the tools, recognition, opportunity and collaborative partnership to thrive at a career you love.

If you are eager to begin a new journey in your career, please apply today!

Job Summary:

Provides direct behavioral health patient care by performing a variety of activities for patients.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Assists patients with performing activities of daily living.

  • Provides or assists with providing direct patient care and therapeutic interventions based on patient care assignments from RN.

  • Observes and records patient behavior and activities. Reports any changes in condition and suggests modifications to the treatment plan.

  • Establishes a therapeutic relationship with assigned patients.

  • Applies knowledge of group dynamics in participating in therapeutic groups and maintaining the milieu.

  • Monitors patients to ensure safety, including but not limited to rounding, environmental and safety checks.

  • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

  • Associate's degree in the behavioral health or a related field, or equivalent years of experience and education

EXPERIENCE

  • No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Constant standing and walking.

  • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.

  • Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

  • Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.

  • Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

  • Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

  • Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.

  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

  • Occasional lifting/moving patients.

  • Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

  • Occasional driving.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Licenses / Certifications:

Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA), FUTURE - Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) within 90 days - American Heart Association (AHA)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8075010087 Single Point of Entry ER

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status , or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. (https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643)

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