Mental Health Technician I

Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services•Vinita, OK

9d•$20 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

The Oklahoma Forensic Center’s Nursing department is hiring Mental Health Technicians to provide direct care to consumers receiving behavioral health treatment in a secure inpatient setting. The facility is a 24-hour, 365-day forensic center in Vinita, Oklahoma, providing jail competency services for the State of Oklahoma. It has 268 beds for consumers found incompetent for adjudication or adjudicated Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity. The role includes participating in de-escalation activities, helping keep consumers safe, assisting with activities of daily living, taking vital signs, and observing and recording consumer behavior and activities. Technicians establish therapeutic relationships, monitor and assist consumers within the facility, transport consumers to appointments—including off-grounds when needed—and perform other duties as assigned. Work hours and location may vary based on business necessity; coverage is required 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and employees may be required to work weekends and overtime.

Requirements

No experience or education is required for Level I.
Pass an OSBI background check.
Be willing and able to fulfill job-related travel and have a valid driver’s license.
Upon a conditional offer, pass a physical examination and meet the requirements of occasionally lifting or carrying 50 pounds and pushing or pulling a maximum force of 25 pounds.
For safety-sensitive positions, submit to pre-employment and pre-placement urinalysis drug testing; appointment is contingent upon a negative result.
May be required to work weekends and overtime.

Responsibilities

Provide direct care to consumers receiving behavioral health treatment in an inpatient setting.
Participate in de-escalation activities and help ensure consumers are safe.
Assist consumers with activities of daily living.
Take vital signs.
Observe and record patient behavior and activities.
Establish therapeutic relationships with consumers.
Monitor and assist consumers within the facility to assure safety.
Transport consumers to appointments, including off-grounds when needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Generous state-paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums.
Choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations.
Flexible spending accounts for health care or dependent care expenses.
Employee assistance programs and health and fitness programs.
11 paid holidays.
15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave in the first year.
Retirement Savings Plan with a generous match.
Longevity bonus for years of service.
Student loan repayment options.
Training opportunities for CEU requirements.
Shift differential when applicable.