Job Description:

Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City Crittenton Children's Center in South Kansas City, MO is now accepting applications for its August 11, 2025, Behavioral Health Technician Training Program. This is a great opportunity for individuals to enter the healthcare field and receive valuable training to assist individuals in their time of need.

Your orientation will consist of eight-weeks Full-Time paid training. The training is part of a blended approach to learning, which contains didactic training, eLearning, simulation, and clinical experience. Following the eight-week training, full employment is required for a minimum of 12 months.

After completion, Behavioral Health Technicians will work either a day shift from 7:00AM - 7:30 PM or a night shift from 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM with weekend and holiday requirements.

Responsibilities:

• 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

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• MUST BE 21 YEARS OLD TO APPLY
• First Aid, BLS, MANDT (will train)

Why Saint Luke's?

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 year. We believe in creating a collaborative environment where all voices are heard. We are here for you and will support you in achieving your goals. We are dedicated to innovation and always looking for ways to improve. Saint Luke's offers competitive salaries and benefits packages to all their employees:

• $18.00 per hour
• 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