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. Provides 1:1 observation on residents due to medical issues or identified risk behaviors. Engages 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 de-escalate the resident. Ability to work with mentally ill residents having special needs and/or aggressive behaviors. Ability to recognize escalating aggressive behaviors and provide calm redirection to a controlled, safe environment. FT BENEFITS: PTO Health and Dental insurance J-18808-Ljbffr