Mental Health Technician - MHT (FT/PRN, Civilian & Military Units, Intake)

<ul><li><strong>FULL TIME AVAILABILITIES IN BOTH THE NURSING DEPARTMENT (MILITARY &amp; CIVILIAN) AND ADMISSIONS/INTAKE DEPARTMENTS; DAY AND NIGHT SHIFTS!!!</strong></li></ul><ul>
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<li>Participate in treatment planning by helping identify patients' problems, needs, and strengths; suggesting modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients' behavior.</li>
<li>Provides input during shift report and discharge planning.</li>
<li>Participate in implementing patients' treatment plans by monitoring patients' progress, communicating information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team.</li>
<li>Maintains communication with patient, family members, and referral sources in patients' interest.</li>
<li>Co-facilitates didactic, educational, and community groups within the context of the adolescent treatment program encouraging and facilitating patients' participation in therapeutic activities.</li>
<li>Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment and during transport.</li>
<li>Participate in maintaining the therapeutic milieu on the unit, enforces the level system or other methods of behavior management.</li>
<li>Maintain patient, program, department, and related documentation.</li>
<li>Orient new patients to unit, program and milieu.</li>
<li>Carry out general nursing assistance as assigned and supervised by nurse in charge.</li>
<li>Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients.</li>
<li>Assists patients in carrying out activities of daily living, when congruent with the patients' treatment plan and needs, age, and developmental level.</li>
<li>Carry out clerical/administrative assignment to support patient care and department and hospital operations.</li>
<li>Participates in activities which enhance professional growth and development.</li>
<li>Upholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards.</li>
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</ul><h2>Requirements</h2><ul>
<li>High school, GED, or equivalent preferred.</li>
<li>Experience in healthcare environment preferred.</li>
<li>CNA license a plus.</li>
</ul><ul><li>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.</li></ul><h2>Benefits</h2><ul>
<li>Health Insurance</li>
<li>Vision Insurance</li>
<li>Dental Insurance</li>
<li>401K Retirement Plan</li>
<li>Healthcare Spending Account</li>
<li>Dependent Care Spending Account</li>
<li>PTO Plan with Holiday Premium Pay</li>
<li>Life Insurance (Supplemental Life, Term, and Universal plans are also available.)</li>
<li>Short and Long-Term Disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)</li>
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