Psych Tech Graveyard Shift

Davis Behavioral Health (DBH) is seeking day shift Psych Tech candidates to join the clinical teams at the following programs :

• Crisis Recovery Unit (CRU) : an adult residential mental health facility for men and women that operates 24 hours per day 365 days per year. Located in Layton Utah.
• Davis County Receiving Center (RC) : a 23-72 hour alternative to inpatient hospitalization or incarceration that specializes in short-term crisis resolution.

Providing names and contact information (email and cell phone preferred) for 3 professional references is a required step of the application process. Please make sure that this information is entered before submitting your application to avoid delays in the recruitment process.

Psych Techs are front-line support staff who work directly with clients experiencing behavioral health crises by engaging with clients individually managing the milieu attending to client needs providing supervision of clients de-escalating crisis situations working in coordination with other service providers on the unit and maintain a positive recovery environment.

Active engagement with clients is a minimum expectation for Psych Techs in all programs at DBH.

Essential job functions include :

Current Openings

The following positions are currently available :

CRU

Current Vacancy

Please visit the DBH Employment Opportunities page ( for specific details on each of these positions and to complete the formal employment application.

Schedule

These positions are all classified as non-exempt. Full-time employees are expected to work 40 hours per week.

The assigned schedule varies by position and is outlined in the job posting on the DBH Employment page.

Strong preference will be given to candidates who are bi-lingual English / Spanish; however this is not a requirement. A Spanish-language incentive stipend is available for candidates who successfully pass a Spanish-language assessment upon hire.

Compensation

The hourly rate for this position based the established minimum qualifications is outlined below :

Compensation is based on the shift and related differential so if an employee hired to work a swing shift moves to either a day or graveyard / weekend shift the hourly rate is adjusted automatically in the payroll system.

Shift Differential

Psych techs at both the CRU and Receiving Center are eligible for shift differential compensation as outlined below :

Swing Shift

Graveyard and Weekends

Weekend differentials are not in addition to other shift differentials.

On-call Per Diem

Part-time psych techs who are scheduled for a specific on-call shift are eligible to receive a $20 per diem for each on-call shift they are scheduled.

The per diem is compensated on a monthly basis during the pay period in which the last day of the month falls. When an employee is called in during one of their on-call shifts they are expected to arrive on the unit within 30 minutes of the call. When contacted to provide coverage before the start of a shift the expectation is that the employee arrives at the scheduled start time of that shift.

On-call shifts are considered scheduled shifts and employees must be available to work when called in. It is the responsibility of the employee to coordinate with the program supervisor if they are unable to fulfill their on-call shift due to illness or other circumstances. Per diem compensation will not be paid if an employee calls out during an on-call shift or does not respond when called.

Professional References

DBH moves quickly through the recruitment process once interviews are conducted which includes completing reference checks. Please ensure that you include at least two (2) professional references when completing the application to prevent delays.

Minimum Requirements

The selected candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws including no use of medical marijuana.

Previous experience working as a psych tech or in the social work industry is strongly preferred.

DBH utilizes an electronic medical health records system so computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Office products is required.

High school graduation and one year of full-time employment in a related clerical field. Microsoft Word and Outlook knowledge preferred. Typing a net of 35-40 wpm preferred but not mandatory.

Benefits

Part-time positions at DBH are not eligible to participate in the agencys benefits program.

All employees at DBH are eligible to utilize the agencys robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Intermountain LiVe Well.

Davis Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer.

DBH Criminal Background Check & Drug Screening Disclaimer

Davis Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace and requires all employees to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws including no use of medical marijuana.

Further a ll employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as part of DBHs licensing agreement with the State of Utah. Failure to pass either screening will result in the termination of any job offer submitted and / or employment for any individual who has started employment while the criminal background screening is in process. Pending and / or open charges will likely impact a candidates ability to pass the pre-employment criminal background screening.

Key Skills

Quality Analysis,Facility,ISO,Inventory Levels,Root cause Analysis,Shift operations,General Maintenance,Daily Operations,Supervision,Analysis,PLC,Safety Standards,Quality Standards,Time management skills,Troubleshooting

Employment Type : Part-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1