Mental Health Technician - MHT (Full-time, Civilian & Military Units, Intake)
San Antonio Behavioral Health
+ FULL TIME AVAILABILITIES IN BOTH THE NURSING DEPARTMENT (MILITARY & CIVILIAN) AND ADMISSIONS/INTAKE DEPARTMENTS; DAY AND NIGHT SHIFTS!!!
+ + Participate in treatment planning by helping identify patients' problems, needs, and strengths; suggesting modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients' behavior.
+ Provides input during shift report and discharge planning.
+ Participate in implementing patients' treatment plans by monitoring patients' progress, communicating information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team.
+ Maintains communication with patient, family members, and referral sources in patients' interest.
+ Co-facilitates didactic, educational, and community groups within the context of the adolescent treatment program encouraging and facilitating patients' participation in therapeutic activities.
+ Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment and during transport.
+ Participate in maintaining the therapeutic milieu on the unit, enforces the level system or other methods of behavior management.
+ Maintain patient, program, department, and related documentation.
+ Orient new patients to unit, program and milieu.
+ Carry out general nursing assistance as assigned and supervised by nurse in charge.
+ Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients.
+ Assists patients in carrying out activities of daily living, when congruent with the patients' treatment plan and needs, age, and developmental level.
+ Carry out clerical/administrative assignment to support patient care and department and hospital operations.
+ Participates in activities which enhance professional growth and development.
+ Upholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards.
Requirements
+ High school, GED, or equivalent preferred.
+ Experience in healthcare environment preferred.
+ CNA license a plus.
+ Must obtain and maintain approved CPR certification as well as successful completion of Management of Assaultive Behavior training including restraint and seclusion policies prior to assuming patient care responsibility.
Benefits
+ Health Insurance
+ Vision Insurance
+ Dental Insurance
+ 401K Retirement Plan
+ Healthcare Spending Account
+ Dependent Care Spending Account
+ PTO Plan with Holiday Premium Pay
+ Life Insurance (Supplemental Life, Term, and Universal plans are also available.)
+ Short and Long-Term Disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)
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