Job Description?

The Opportunity:

Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City Crittenton Children's Center in South Kansas City, MO is seeking a Behavioral Health Tech to assist in providing a safe and therapeutic milieu environment in compliance with agency policies and procedures. As a member of our team, you will play a critical role in improving the lives of children, adolescents, and their families.

Shift :

Full-time Day Shift, 3 shifts, per week, 7:00am - 7:30pm with weekend requirements (2 Saturdays and 2 Sundays in a 6 week period)

The Work:

+ Responsible for direct supervision of assigned children during work shift to maintain patient safety in collaboration with the nurses, therapists, and physicians. + Observes, reports, and records, patient behaviors under the supervision of RN. + Implements the behavioral interventions described in the child's treatment plan. + Conducts educational and treatment focused groups with patients as appropriate with training and supervision. + May be trained as CMT to administer meds to long term residential population. Crittenton Children's Center is the Kansas City area's premier provider of psychiatric care for children, adolescents, and their families. We offer one of the area's most comprehensive behavioral health care programs. To be successful in this role, you will need to be interested and invested in caring for the emotional health of Children. You will need to be caring and compassionate.

Required:

+ High school diploma or equivalent + 1 - 3 years of related experience, preferably working with at risk youth. (Bachelor's degree in a related field will substitute for experience) + Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. + MUST

BE 21 YEARS OLD TO APPLY

+ Basic Life Support (will train) Why Saint Luke's? We believe in creating a collaborative environment, while looking for innovative ways to improve. We offer competitive salaries and benefits packages to all eligible employees: + Medical health plans + Continuing Education Assistance and Tuition reimbursement + Leave of Absence, PTO , Extended Sick Leave, and various Welfare plans + Retirement contributions + Employee Assistance Program As a leading behavioral health provider for youth in the Kansas City community, Crittenton's residential and acute inpatient programs have consistently exceeded national and local quality benchmarks over the past five years.

Job Requirements Applicable Experience:

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