Mental Health Technician

CAYA Collaborative Care•Bowling Green, KY

8d•$17 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

The Mental Health Technician (MHT) provides direct care to clients receiving services at the Adult Crisis Stabilization Center. The role focuses on client safety and maintaining a therapeutic milieu. MHTs work collaboratively with crisis-center staff and community members to support positive client outcomes, and are expected to uphold the company’s core values of integrity, teamwork, trust and respect, care and compassion, and ownership and accountability.

Requirements

Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
Valid Kentucky driver’s license.
Proof of insurance.
Acceptable yearly background check and drug screen.
Present oneself in a professional manner.
Complete company trainings in a timely manner.
Participate in yearly performance evaluations with the manager.
Be able to stand and use hands/arms for 66% of the shift; walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch for 33% of the shift; and talk, hear, and communicate for more than 66% of the shift.
Have adequate vision, with or without visual aids, including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision, and the ability to adjust or focus vision.

Responsibilities

Supervise residents to ensure they are safe and secure.
Implement milieu management systems as needed.
Document residents’ daily activities and all client activities in the Electronic Medical Record (EHR).
Take phone referrals, conduct admission screens, and complete admission materials.
Conduct group discussions, activities, and recreational activities as appropriate and needed.
Assist clients in using acceptable coping skills.
Prepare meals for residents as needed.
Contribute to the general cleanliness of the facility.
Supervise medication administration as needed and requested.
Conduct urine drug screens and complete lab requests as needed and appropriate.
Use the supplied training curriculum to de-escalate clients as appropriate.
Collaborate with crisis-center team members and community members to achieve the best outcomes for clients.
Orient clients to the crisis center as needed.
Ensure clients’ belongings are searched and secured as needed.