Mental Health Technician - Full-time

Description

JOB-SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides care to patients in a manner that promotes safety, comfort, and the therapeutic environment.
• Provides direct supervision of patients/residents.
• Prevent and manage crisis situations to include verbal, emotional, physical and other.
• Role model appropriate behaviors, attitudes, social skills and self-care.
• Reinforce therapeutic treatment goals through Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
• Assists patients with activities of daily living; attends to patient behavioral problems and provides assistance in crisis intervention, as needed.
• Works with other members of a multi-disciplinary team in leading milieu activities such as current events groups, community meetings, goals groups, fitness groups, activities of daily living groups, and/or recreational activities, as appropriate to the specified patient population.
• Charts patient observations, following prescribed procedures and standards.
• Participates in the development and implementation of patient treatment programs.
• Maintains age appropriate rules and enforces the behavioral management system, including proper conduct of residents during work, recreation, and education.
• Transport patients to and from appointments, clinics, laboratories, and/or treatments, as and when appropriate.
• Attends and participates in group sessions, in-service education, and staff meetings.
• Maintains established institutional policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, and safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Observes methods/techniques of clinical staff and participates in treatment of residents in interaction, limit setting, and implementation of treatment plans; also responsible for co-facilitation and involvement in clinical groups.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in service meetings and workshops.
• Complete training and assist with medication management as needed
• Completes all documentation as required.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient records.
• Adheres to facility policies and procedures.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

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Job Requirements

Experience

• 1 year of experience in the human services field

Education Required

• At least 1 year of a college education.
• BA/BS Psychology, Education, or related social service field preferred