Mental Health Technician - MHT (FT/PRN, Civilian & Military Units, Intake)
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San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hospital Mental Health Technician - MHT (FT/PRN, Civilian & Military Units, Intake)
Description
- FULL TIME AVAILABILITIES IN BOTH THE NURSING DEPARTMENT (MILITARY & CIVILIAN) AND ADMISSIONS/INTAKE DEPARTMENTS; DAY AND NIGHT SHIFTS!!!
- Participate in treatment planning by helping identify patients' problems, needs, and strengths; suggesting modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients' behavior.
- Provides input during shift report and discharge planning.
- Participate in implementing patients' treatment plans by monitoring patients' progress, communicating information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team.
- Maintains communication with patient, family members, and referral sources in patients' interest.
- Co-facilitates didactic, educational, and community groups within the context of the adolescent treatment program encouraging and facilitating patients' participation in therapeutic activities.
- Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment and during transport.
- Participate in maintaining the therapeutic milieu on the unit, enforces the level system or other methods of behavior management.
- Maintain patient, program, department, and related documentation.
- Orient new patients to unit, program and milieu.
- Carry out general nursing assistance as assigned and supervised by nurse in charge.
- Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients.
- Assists patients in carrying out activities of daily living, when congruent with the patients' treatment plan and needs, age, and developmental level.
- Carry out clerical/administrative assignment to support patient care and department and hospital operations.
- Participates in activities which enhance professional growth and development.
- Upholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards.
Requirements
- High school, GED, or equivalent preferred.
- Experience in healthcare environment preferred.
- CNA license a plus.
- Must obtain and maintain approved CPR certification as well as successful completion of Management of Assaultive Behavior training including restraint and seclusion policies prior to assuming patient care responsibility.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- 401K Retirement Plan
- Healthcare Spending Account
- Dependent Care Spending Account
- PTO Plan with Holiday Premium Pay
- Life Insurance (Supplemental Life, Term, and Universal plans are also available.)
- Short and Long-Term Disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)
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Basics
First name, Last name, Email, Headline, Phone, Photo, Resume, Cover letter
Short answers (8)
- Position Applied For:
- Shift
- Salary Desired
- If yes, where?
- If so, (name):
- Source
- If YES, please explain and state the charge, the court where conviction was announced, the date of conviction, and the disposition of the case as of this date:
- If YES, please describe the circumstances and the status or disposition of the case as of this date:
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- Status
- Have you ever worked for Signature Healthcare Services, LLC?
- Are you related to, living with, or in an intimate relationship with an employee currently working at this facility?
- Are you able to perform the Essential Functions of the position you are applying for, either with or without reasonable accommodations?
- Do you have the legal right to work and be employed in the United States? (Proof of identity and legal authority to work in the U.S. is a condition of employment)
- Are you at least 18 years of age? (Proof of age and work permits may be required prior to hiring)
- Do you have a reliable means of transportation to and from work?
- Referral Source
- Have you ever been convicted of a crime other than a traffic violation?
- Have you ever been arrested for a sex offense for which registration as a sex offender may be required under Section 290 of the Penal Code?
- May we contact your present employer?
- May we contact your previous employers?
- Compliance with the hospital’s Drug-Free Workplace policy is a condition of employment and requires every employee to be free from alcohol and drug abuse. Each offer of employment is contingent upon successfully completing a urinalysis test for alcohol and drugs in accordance with hospital policy. This hospital will not hire any applicant who fails to pass the pre-employment alcohol and drug test. Continued employment is also contingent upon compliance with the hospital’s Drug-Free Workplace policy. I have read, understand and agree to abide by these conditions of employment: *
- I hereby certify that the information contained in this Application for Employment is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and agree to have any of the statements checked by the Company unless I have indicated to the contrary. I authorize the references listed above, as well as all other individuals with whom the Company contacts, to provide the Company any and all information concerning my previous employment and any other pertinent information that they may have. Further, I release all parties and persons from any and all liability for any damages that may result from furnishing such information to the Company as well as from any use or disclosure of such information by the Company or any of its agents, employees, or representatives. I understand that any misrepresentation, falsification, or material omission of information on this Application for Employment may result in my failure to receive an offer or, if I have already been hired, my immediate dismissal from employment. In consideration of my employment, I agree to conform to the rules and standards of the Company. I further agree that my employment and compensation can be terminated at will, with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time, either at my option or at the option of the Company. I understand that no employee or representative of the company, other than it’s President, has the authority to enter into any agreement for employment for any specific period of time, or to make any express or implied agreement contrary to the foregoing. Further the President of the Company may not alter the at-will nature of the employment relationship or enter into any employment agreement for a specific period of time unless the President and I both sign a written agreement that clearly and expressly specifies the intent to do so. I agree that this shall constitute a final and fully binding integrated agreement with respect to the at-will nature of employment relationship and that there are no oral, written, or collateral agreements regarding this issue. I also understand that all offers of employment are condition on the Company’s receipt of satisfactory responses to the reference requests, verification of previous employment, the provision of satisfactory proof of an applicant’s identity and legal authority to work in the United States and other items conducted during a background check. Offers of employment are also condition on the satisfactory completion of a post-offer medical examination.