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The Mental Health Technician provides direct patient care to patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders, supports a therapeutic setting and ensures the safety and well-being of patients.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assists in identifying patients' problems, needs, and strengths
Suggests modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients' behavior
Provides input into discharge planning
Monitors patients' progress
Communicates information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team
Encourages and facilitates patients' participation in therapeutic activities
Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment.
Orients new patients to facility, program, and setting
Assists patients in carrying out activities of daily living, when congruent with the patients' treatment plan and needs, age, and functioning level
Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients
Participates in maintaining the therapeutic setting on the unit, enforces the CPI system or other methods of behavior management
Carries out clerical and administrative assignment to support patient care, program, and organization operations
Requirements
High school diploma or GED required
Current CPR certificate
CPI Obtained within 60 days of hire
Experience with therapeutic limit-setting helpful or an understanding of behavior management modalities helpful
Ability to maintain professional boundaries
Benefits
A full benefits package is available the first of the month following just one (1) month of employment!
Desert Parkway offers competitive benefits to include:
Medical insurance (three plans to choose from - full time employees)
Dental insurance (two plans to choose from)
Vision insurance
401K Retirement Plan
Healthcare spending account
Dependent care spending account
PTO Plan with vacation premium pay
Discounted cafeteria meal plan
Life insurance (including plans for spouse and children)
Short- and long-term disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)
Pet Insurance
Identity Theft Insurance