About Hygea Healthcare
At Hygea Healthcare, we are committed to transforming lives by addressing substance use disorders with compassion, innovation, and inclusivity.
🌱 Our Mission
Our mission is to build an ecosystem of substance abuse treatment facilities that offer a full continuum of care—serving anyone in need, regardless of socioeconomic status or payer type. We deliver best-in-class, unbiased treatment, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and evidence-based practices to ensure the highest quality outcomes for every individual who walks through our doors.
🔠Our Vision
We envision a future where every community has access to comprehensive addiction care. Through rigorous research and model validation, we aim to expand Hygea Healthcare"s presence throughout Maryland and the Northeast, creating a seamless network of care that supports long-term recovery and community well-being.
💛 Our Core Values
Everything we do is guided by our five core values:
- Health – Prioritizing physical, mental, and emotional wellness
- Hope – Inspiring belief in recovery and brighter tomorrows
- Happiness – Creating environments that foster joy and purpose
- Humility – Serving with respect, empathy, and a learner's mindset
- Humor – Embracing lightness and human connection along the journey
At Hygea, we don't just treat addiction—we support healing, restore dignity, and empower lives.
Join Our Team at Hygea Healthcare's New Camp Meade Facility – Opening This Spring!
Hygea Healthcare is excited to announce the Spring 2025 opening of our brand-new, 16-bed substance abuse detox facility in Linthicum, MD! We are actively hiring Behavioral Health Technicians to join our growing team, with positions starting in April / May 2024.
If you"re passionate, energetic, and ethical, this is your chance to make a difference in a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to recovery and compassionate care.
Shifts: 8-hour shifts
Be part of something new and impactful—apply today!
Behavioral Health Technician - Addictions Detox
Job Summary
The Behavioral Health Technician, Detox, is responsible for the support and monitoring of patients while in the program and assisting with service coordination as needed. He/she will maintain close communication with clinical staff, nursing staff, and administration to ensure that patients at Hygea Healthcare receive the most comprehensive care to address the issues that may impede their recovery.
Essential Job Functions
- Provides care to clients in a manner that promotes safety, comfort, and the therapeutic environment.
- Responsible for welcoming new patients, assisting with orientation of program, schedule, and rules.
- Attends to client behavioral problems and provides assistance in crisis intervention, as needed.
- Observes and manages urine drug testing and breathalyzer screening.
- Completes rounds and security checks.
- Conducts room and person searches.
- Maintains confidentiality of client records.
- Assists in monitoring and managing the patient community as a therapeutic milieu.
- Maintains established institutional policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, and safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in service meetings and workshops.
- May provide liaison with patients, families of patients, or external facilities and agencies.
Education and Experience
- Minimum of High School Diploma or Equivalent (Associates degree in mental health or addiction treatment setting preferred)
- Current certification in First Aid/CPR preferred.
- Training in motivational interviewing a plus.
- Training in Trauma Informed Care a plus.
- Knowledge and ability to learn electronic record software and technology platforms.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
- Knowledge of community resources.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. At any time, Hygea Healthcare may initiate temporary or permanent transfer of any employee to any Hygea Healthcare site in response to the needs of the organization and/or the needs of staff members.
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