Mental Health Technician-Property Room

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

7d • $14 - $17 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Mental Health Technician to join our team with primary responsibility for managing the consumer property room. This role is essential in ensuring the safe handling, accurate tracking, and timely distribution of patients’ personal belongings, while supporting a therapeutic and organized environment. Key Responsibilities: Property Intake and Verification: Securely receive and verify patients’ personal belongings upon admission. Accurately inventory items, inspect property bags, and update or correct documentation as needed. Conduct property searches as necessary and in accordance with hospital policy. Record Maintenance and Coordination: Maintain accurate, organized, and up-to-date property records for both active and discharged patients. Collaborate with consumers, family members, unit staff, the Consumer Advocate Office, and Risk Management to investigate and resolve issues related to misplaced or missing items. Property Access and Distribution: Assist consumers in retrieving approved personal items deemed safe and therapeutic, following written authorization from the treatment team. Deliver property to treatment units twice daily as requested and support consumers in reclaiming their belongings at discharge. Unclaimed Property Management: Notify discharged consumers in writing of any unclaimed property within ten (10) days of discharge. Maintain an updated tracking list, prepare items for shipment, and coordinate delivery to the hospital mailroom for return. Mail Services Support: Manage incoming and outgoing mail operations for the facility. Responsibilities include picking up and delivering mail, sorting correspondence, and accurately weighing and metering outgoing mail, including certified, insured, and express items. Unit Support as Needed: Provide support on inpatient units when required, assisting clinical staff to ensure continuity of care and a safe patient environment. This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, effective communication, and the ability to handle sensitive situations with professionalism and compassion.

Requirements

• Possesses a strong commitment to patient well-being and safety.
• Must believe that recovery is possible!
• Upon a conditional offer of employment, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services applicants must submit to a physical examination and shall meet the physical examination requirements of occasionally lifting/carrying 50 pounds and able to push and pull a maximum force of 25 pounds.
• Applicants must be willing and able to fulfill any job-related travel normally associated with this position and as such have a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Securely receive and verify patients’ personal belongings upon admission.
• Accurately inventory items, inspect property bags, and update or correct documentation as needed.
• Conduct property searches as necessary and in accordance with hospital policy.
• Maintain accurate, organized, and up-to-date property records for both active and discharged patients.
• Collaborate with consumers, family members, unit staff, the Consumer Advocate Office, and Risk Management to investigate and resolve issues related to misplaced or missing items.
• Assist consumers in retrieving approved personal items deemed safe and therapeutic, following written authorization from the treatment team.
• Deliver property to treatment units twice daily as requested and support consumers in reclaiming their belongings at discharge.
• Notify discharged consumers in writing of any unclaimed property within ten (10) days of discharge.
• Maintain an updated tracking list, prepare items for shipment, and coordinate delivery to the hospital mailroom for return.
• Manage incoming and outgoing mail operations for the facility.
• Provide support on inpatient units when required, assisting clinical staff to ensure continuity of care and a safe patient environment.

Benefits

• Great health insurance plus a generous benefits allowance.
• A wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions.
• Options for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
• 11 paid holidays, 15 days of vacation, and 15 days of sick leave in the first year.
• With a generous company match to help secure your future.
• Support when you need it.
• For years of dedicated service.
• Continuous learning and development for CEU requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees