The Department announced a Final Rule focused primarily on updating the salary and compensation levels needed for Executive, Administrative and Professional workers to be exempt. For more information, see http://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime/final2016/. Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Duties. A behavioral health technician is expected to understand and implement individual treatment plans, record patient behavior and provide a safe, supportive environment for the patients. Technicians may provide and record patient medications and assisting in daily activities.
When psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health professionals need help with patients who are mentally ill or have behavioral disorders, they turn to behavioral health technicians. These mental health assistants may work full-time or part-time; their shifts can span evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.