Tech Mh/bh (no Degree) Behavioral Health Intake Ft Days

Canyon, TX, United States

Job Description


Responsibilities

For more than 50 years, Northwest Behavioral Health has provided mental health treatment to individuals from Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado. Located on the campus of Northwest Texas Healthcare System in Amarillo, Texas, we offer behavioral health treatment services for children, adolescents, adults, seniors and uniformed service members. Our facility has 6 inpatient units with 106 beds. Additional services we offer include 24 hours a day free behavioral health assessments, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient mental health and substance use programs, clinic-based psychiatry and therapy services. New service offerings coming in 2021 include ECT, virtual reality exposure therapy, bio neurofeedback and CBT-I for insomnia. Our goal is to provide premier behavioral health services in a compassionate environment and to enhance the quality of life in the health of people in the communities we serve. We welcome you to join our amazing team of providers!

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The primary function of the Mental Health Technician (MHT) is to ensure patient safety. The Mental Health Technician functions as an active part of the treatment team, providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling to patients ranging in age from preschool through geriatrics depending on which unit worked. MHT\xe2\x80\x99s work under the direction of a Registered Nurse.

Position: Technician - Mental Health/Behavioral Health (No Degree)

  • Participates in the implementation of the Plan of Care
  • Performs clinical skills based on specific patient populations
  • Performs timely and accurate clinical documentation and communication
  • Assures patient\'s rights and safety concerns are identified and considered
  • Supports an organizational culture for Service Excellence and practices the Service Excellence Standards to all customer groups
  • Provides transportation for Partial Hospital patients and attends to partial hospital patient needs
Qualifications

EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE AND LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
  • Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association and maintain certification throughout employment
  • Must possess one of the following:
  • CNA Certificate
  • 2 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience providing patient care
  • EMT Certification
  • Currently enrolled in LVN, ADN, or BSN School of Nursing with completion of Fundamentals
  • Medical Assistant Certification
  • High School Diploma or equivalent
EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

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Northwest Texas Healthcare System

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD4308378
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Canyon, TX, United States
  • Education
    Not mentioned