Job Information
Maricopa County Psychiatric Behavioral Health Technician in Phoenix, Arizona
This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/6835431
Job Type: Unclassified
Department: Correctional Health
About the Position: Are you interested in making a significant, positive, and demonstrable impact in the lives of others? Do you feel compassion toward those struggling with mental illness? If your answer to these questions is yes, then working as a CHS Pysch Behavioral Health Technician (Psych-BHT) may be what you seek!
In this critical role, you will work closely with Psychiatric providers in the CHS Mental Health Unit, where many of Maricopa Countys most psychiatrically ill patients are treated.
If you have good interpersonal skills and work well within a team, join ours! Apply today!
About Us: Correctional Health Services (CHS) is an industry-leading healthcare organization for the incarcerated population, providing medical, dental, mental health, psychiatric care, and substance abuse treatment (i.e., Medication-Assisted Treatment, and Opioid Treatment Program). Our departments culture promotes collaboration, continuous training, and flexibility. We challenge our team to spearhead initiatives, break down barriers, and advance their expertise.
Job Contributions
- Works with the psychiatric provider staff and mental health staff to determine which patients need involuntary treatment
- Observes patients identified as needing involuntary treatment for symptoms of mental illness, including danger to self, danger to others, or symptoms indicating that the patient is persistently or acutely disabled or gravely disabled
- Completes petition applications for involuntary, court-ordered treatment and coordinates with outpatient teams to initiate the petitioning process
- Testifies in court to observe patient behaviors
- Identifies patients who are on a court order for involuntary treatment and makes that information available to provider staff
- Maintains documentation for all patient contact
- Assists provider staff in coordinating care with patients outpatient clinic
Working Conditions
- Must complete a thorough background check
- Must be able to work inside a jail environment, consisting of working near inmates and other staff and indoors in a confined area handling multiple or complicated tasks
- Requires accuracy, decision-making, and concentration skills to be vigilant in a teamwork environment
- Performs a high volume of work under short deadlines or with time pressures to complete frequently changing and unscheduled tasks
- It may require travel between work locations
- Teleworking, hybrid schedules, and weekend work may be required
Selection Procedure
Only the most qualified candidates will be considered
Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications
Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile
Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive
Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.
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