Behavioral Health Technician/Recreation Assistant

Alaris Health at Cedar Grove, a skilled nursing facility located in Cedar Grove, NJ, seeks a Behavioral Technician for their 60-bed locked behavioral unit. The Behavioral Technician assists in the planning, organizing, and directing activity programs for residents.

BEHAVIORAL TECHNICIAN JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Encourages social communication through group recreation
• Effectively initiates behavior modification, de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques to maintain safety and promote healing on the unit
• Provide 1:1 observation on residents due to medical issues or identified risk behaviors
• Engage underproductive residents in leisure diversionary activities to deter maladaptive behaviors
• Provides programs of sensory training, reality orientation, re-motivation and re-socialization on an individual and group basis
• Training and certification in Crisis Prevention Intervention and the ability to demonstrate advanced behavioral techniques
• Experience in working with complex and/or severe behavioral residents and applying therapeutic techniques to deescalate the resident
• Ability to work with mentally ill residents having special needs and/or aggressive behaviors
• Ability to recognize escalating aggressive behaviors and providing calm redirection to a controlled, safe environment

FT BENEFITS:

• PTO
• Health and Dental insurance