D107 - C&A MH Crisis - Health Service Technician, CSC

Health Service Technician

River Edge is actively seeking a full-time Health Service Technician to join our Child and Adolescent Crisis unit. In this role, you will be responsible for attending to clients' needs by listening to their concerns, observing their behavior, and ensuring their comfort and safety. Additionally, you will assist clients in engaging in social and recreational activities, maintain a secure environment conducive to treatment, provide basic patient care, and support clients in developing daily living skills.

The schedule entails three (3) 12-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM or 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, totaling 36 hours per week, with work required every other weekend.

Key responsibilities include monitoring vital signs and promptly communicating findings to nursing staff, assisting with personal hygiene tasks including bathing, grooming, shaving, and dressing as necessary, preparing clients for medical treatments or examinations as directed, facilitating recreational and social activities for clients, observing and accurately documenting patient data, behavior, and activities, always ensuring the safety and security of clients, and assisting with the admission and discharge processes as needed.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED and at least one (1) year working with behavioral health clients (mental health, substance abuse, developmental disabilities). Preferred.

Additional benefits include flexible spending accounts, short and long-term disability coverage, 11 paid holidays, and voluntary life insurance.

If you are looking for an opportunity to make life better and a strong desire for personal growth, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer and highly value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

All selected applicants must pass a satisfactory background clearance and pre-employment drug test.

River Edge Behavioral Health Center