Intake Mental Health Tech - Full Time (Nights 645P-715A) rotating

Dallas Behavioral Healthcare Hospital•Desoto, TX

About The Position

The Intake Mental Health Tech works with children, adolescents, and adults during hospital admission and provides care to patients on the Senior Adult and Adolescent units who are hospitalized with psychiatric or emotional disorders. The role supports the hospital’s care philosophy and helps maintain a therapeutic milieu, communicates regularly with nursing staff, and participates in patients’ plans of care. The position also supports patient safety, treatment activities, documentation, daily living needs, and department operations. Employees may perform other related duties as needed to meet the ongoing needs of the hospital.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 2 years of clinical experience; behavioral healthcare, phone triage, telehealth, or case management experience is preferred, or a combination of education and experience.
Ability to multitask and prioritize, with strong time-management skills.
Must successfully pass a background check, drug screen, and physical, and provide positive employment references.
Must be able, with or without reasonable accommodations, to perform the listed physical demands, including lifting and moving objects up to 50 pounds.
CPR, Handle with Care, and Abuse & Neglect training are required; training is employer-provided.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a freestanding psychiatric hospital.

Responsibilities

Participate in treatment planning by helping identify patients’ problems, needs, and strengths, and suggesting treatment-plan modifications based on observations of patient behavior.
Provide input during shift reports and discharge planning.
Help implement treatment plans by monitoring patient progress and communicating behavioral observations to the treatment team.
Maintain communication with patients, family members, and referral sources in patients’ interests.
Co-facilitate didactic, educational, and community groups in the adolescent treatment program, encouraging patient participation in therapeutic activities.
Supervise patients to promote safety and participation in treatment and during transport.
Help maintain the unit’s therapeutic milieu and enforce the level system or other behavior-management methods.
Maintain patient, program, department, and related documentation.
Orient new patients to the unit, program, and milieu.
Provide general nursing assistance as assigned and supervised by the nurse in charge.
Maintain a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients.
Assist patients with activities of daily living when appropriate to their treatment plans, needs, age, and developmental level.
Carry out clerical and administrative assignments that support patient care and department and hospital operations.
Perform other related duties as requested.
Uphold the organization’s ethics and customer service standards.