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

San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare HospitalSan Antonio, Texas🇺🇸United StatesPosted 9 Feb 2023

Why This Role Stands Out

This Mental Health Technician role at San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hospital offers a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in a highly respected healthcare setting, directly impacting patient well-being. You'll thrive here if you're passionate about patient care, enjoy collaborative teamwork, and are eager to develop your skills in a supportive environment. Apply today to join a dedicated team making a real difference!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Posted
3 years ago
NursingPatient Care

Job Description

  • 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.

  • 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.
  • 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)

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