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.
A patient care technician is an important job in the medical profession. A technician will provide help to patients in hospitals, doctorâs offices and nursing homes. A nurse or doctor normally supervises the technician; however, the individual will spend the most time with patients. A patient care technician will check blood pressure, heart rate and pulse. She will also check temperature. A technician will help the doctor perform a physical exam and change bedding. Some technicians will help patients bathe, shave or change clothes. If walking is needed, a technician will help the patient walk down the hall. A patient care technician will monitor food intake and help make sure the patient receives meals on time. If any changes occur, a technician will need to mark it on the chart. If a patient is confined to bed, a technician will make sure bedsores or skin problems are forbidden.