Mental Health Technician

Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital • Las Vegas, NV

18h

About The Position

The Mental Health Technician provides direct patient care to patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders, supports a therapeutic setting and ensures the safety and well-being of patients.

Requirements

• High school or equivalent required
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience with therapeutic limit-setting helpful

Responsibilities

• Helps identify patients' problems, needs, and strengths
• Communicates information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team
• Encourages and facilitates patients' participation in therapeutic activities
• Orients new patients to facility, program, and setting.
• Assists patients in carrying out activities of daily living, when congruent with the patients' treatment plan and needs, age, and functioning level
• Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients
• Enforces the CPI system or other methods of behavior management
• Maintains patient, program, department, and related documentation. Carries out clerical and administrative assignment to support patient care, program, and organization operations.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Healthcare spending account
• Dependent care spending account
• PTO Plan with holiday premium pay
• Discounted cafeteria meal plan
• Life insurance (including plans for spouse and children)
• Short- and long-term disability
• Pet Insurance
• Identity Theft Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees