Intake Department Clerk

Overview

Shift Options: 7 PM - 7 AM Rotating Weekends:
Must be able to work a rotating 4 on 3 off schedule (4 on, 3 off; 4 off, 3 on).

The position will work with children, adolescents and adults while admitting them into the hospital.

We are looking to hire full-time Mental Health Techs (MHT) to provide high quality care to patients on our Senior Adult and Adolescent units who are hospitalized with psychiatric/emotional disorders. MHTs hired must support the hospital program philosophy of care, support and ensure a therapeutic milieu for all patients, communicate with nursing staff constantly and participate in the patient plan of care.

• Participate in treatment planning by helping identify patients  problems, needs, and strengths; suggest modifications to the treatment plan based on observations of patients  behavior.
• Provide input during shift report and discharge planning.
• Participate in implementing patients  treatment plans by monitoring progress and communicating information regarding patients  behavior to other members of the treatment team.
• Maintain communication with patient, family members, and referral sources in patients  interest.
• Co-facilitate didactic, educational, and community groups within the context of the adolescent treatment program, encouraging and facilitating patients  participation in therapeutic activities.
• Supervise patients to ensure their safety and involvement in treatment and during transport.
• Participate in maintaining the therapeutic milieu on the unit; enforce 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.
• Maintain a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients.
• Assist 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 assignments to support patient care and department and hospital operations.
• Performs related duties, as requested.
• Upholds the Organization s ethics and customer service standards.

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent required. CPR and MANDT are required (training required and employer provided).
• Required Licenses: None
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years clinical experience, preferably in a behavioral healthcare setting, phone triage, tele-health or case management or a combination of education and experience. Experience in a free standing psychiatric hospital preferred.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Must be able to multi-task, prioritize with strong time management skills.
• Screening: Must successfully pass background check, drug screen, physical and be able to provide positive employment references.
• Physical Demands: With or without reasonable accommodations, must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand for sustained period of time, walk, pull, lift, raise and move objects from position to position (up to 50 lbs), finger grasp; feel sizes, shapes, temperatures, and textures; express or exchange ideas orally and potentially loudly, accurately, or quickly; visually detect, determine, perceive, identify, recognize, judge, observe, inspect, assess;
  
  perceive the nature of sound with or without correction; perform repetitive motions of the wrist, hands, or fingers.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the hospital.

If you are among the most competitive and qualified candidates for the job, you will be contacted directly by one of our hiring managers. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to individual inquiries regarding your application status. Good Luck & we hope to meet you soon!

Dallas Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, company paid disability, 401(k) and a generous amount of paid time off.