Mental Health Technician 2nd shift

Description

MISSION STATEMENT: Leading adolescents to a new legacy.

The mission of CLEARFORK ACADEMY is to offer the highest quality and professional, substance abuse and mental health treatment across a full continuum of care. 

We are committed to treating patients and their families with the highest regard and respect as clients work toward reaching their highest growth potential in their recovery process. This is accomplished through the strict adherence to the highest ethical standards of care and policies and procedures set forth by the Texas Department of State of Health Services and the Joint Commission.

Summary

The Mental Health Technician at CLEARFORK ACADEMY is responsible for performing advanced indirect and selected direct patient care duties in support of the clinical process. The Mental Health Technician performs their duties in a competent manner under the direction of the Director of Operations and assist in conducting educational, recreational, and therapeutic activities. Plays a vital role at Clearfork Academy and provides hands-on-care by observing and interacting with adolescents who struggle with substance abuse disorders and secondary mental health disorders as a result. Serves as the first responder to our clients and must maintain a stable personality and a true motivation to help others through their ethical conduct, good judgement, thoroughness, and discipline. 

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Delivers appropriate indirect and selected direct patient care at a competent level as directed by a Shift Manager, Director of Operations, physician, registered nurse or licensed vocational nurse within the scope of approved Mental Health Technician skills inventory according to the needs/age of the patient/population served; collaborates with other members of the healthcare team to plan, expedite and promote quality patient care; employs critical thinking skills when identifying and responding to patient needs.
• Ensures safe care to patients adhering to policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Physical interventions in response to aggressive and self-injurious behavior. Ability to move quickly and confidently to intervene in situations when protective holds and/or movements are deemed necessary 
• Promotes individual professional growth/development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education/skills competency; supports department goals which contribute to the success of the organization.
• Performs basic housekeeping duties during course of shift, including but not limited to, cleaning rooms and bathrooms (toilets, sinks, showers), cleaning microwaves, cleaning dirty utility rooms, doing laundry, sweeping, and mopping floor, trash collection, making beds, etc.
• Facilitates mealtimes and supervises clients during mealtime, to include searches prior to and after mealtime.
• Performs other duties and tasks as required.
• When required to transport patients:
• Prior to transporting patients, ensure that there are no alert signals active (i.e., check engine light, TMPS system, etc.) and confirms that tires are properly inflated in accordance with manufacturer standards.
• Accompany and transport patients as assigned.
• Arrives promptly and ensures patients prompt arrival for appointment.
• Follows vehicle operation rules.
• Practices defensive driving techniques
• Be able to verbalize protocol for transportation safety and for management of out-of-control behaviors.
• Reports to Nursing or Shift Manager concerns and/or issues related to client’s transportation.

Requirements

Physical Demands/Working Conditions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand or sit for extended periods of time. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

The job requires frequent contact with water (hand washing and cleaning) and working with body fluid and hazardous chemicals. When under these working conditions, OSHA standards and universal precautions must be followed at all times.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal to high volumes of stress.