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.
Alternative job titles include psychiatric or mental health technician. Working as a behavioral health technician, you'll personally interact with patients, including assisting them with personal grooming, housekeeping and recreational pursuits. You'll help plan and carry out treatment programs. You might give drugs to patients either via injections or oral doses.