San Antonio, TX, 78284, USA
8 days ago
PRN Mental Health Technician - MHT (Civilian, Military Units & Intake)
+ 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 + 401K Retirement Plan
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