Mental Health Technician/Driver - Outpatient (Evening Hours)

Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital•Las Vegas, NV

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Mental Health Technician/Driver provides direct patient care to patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders, supports a therapeutic setting and ensures the safety and well-being of patients. The schedule is Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 12:00pm - 8:30pm and Thursday and Friday from 9:00am - 5:30pm.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
Previous experience working with youth required
Valid Driver's license and insurance required
Ability to maintain professional boundaries

Nice To Haves

Experience with therapeutic limit-setting helpful or an understanding of level systems or other behavior management modalities helpful

Responsibilities

Accompanies and transports patients as assigned
Responsible for safely transporting patients to and from Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
Responsible for complying with all Federal, State, and Local traffic laws
Maintains the cleanliness of the company vehicle
Maintains a good rapport with patients
Assists with phone calls to patients to confirm driving times and dates
Monitors patients' progress and communicates information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team
Encourages and facilitates patients' participation in therapeutic activities
Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients
Participates in maintaining the therapeutic setting, enforces the CPI system or other methods of behavior management
Carries out clerical and administrative assignment to support patient care, program, and organization operations
Helps identify patients' problems, needs, and strengths
Suggests modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients' behavior
Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment.
Orients new patients to facility, program, and setting