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

- 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)