Mental Health Technician

The Carolina Center for Behavioral Health is currently looking for a Mental Health Technician to join our team of dedicated professionals.

Who We Are

The Carolina Center for Behavioral Health is a 156-bed private behavioral health system located on 13 acres in the Greenville, South Carolina Area. Specializing in psychiatric programs and substance abuse treatments such as detox and rehab, The Carolina Center serves Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, and areas throughout South Carolina and western North Carolina. Programs are available at various levels of care to accommodate the severity of every patient’s condition: inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient treatment.

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Who You Are

It’s the opportunity to make a difference that drives you. It's taking the time to really listen to a patient so you can do your best to help. It's the camaraderie among professionals who push you further than you ever thought you could go. You are as equally diligent and attentive during quiet times as you are in a crisis situation.

You are a highly empathetic individual with a high level of emotional and social intelligence. Your satisfaction comes from a patient’s noticeable progress or a sincere word of thanks from your patient's family. It's these experiences that solidify your dedication to helping others.

Position Summary:

We are currently seeking a Mental Health Technician who will provide direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Responsibilities include the provision of a safe and therapeutic milieu, crisis intervention and assistance with activities of daily living. The Mental Health Technician must demonstrate flexibility for reassignment to units providing care to varied populations including male and female, adolescents and adults as well as dually diagnosed adults.

SUMMARY OF JOB DUTIES:
To provide direct patient care under the supervision of an RN to adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. To ensure the safety and well being of these patients and to support the maintenance of therapeutic milieu.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Conducts 15-minute rounds on patients per policy.
• Assist patients who are prone to fall when walking or sitting.
• Safety Champion
• Participate in restraint and seclusion of patients when required.
• Push patients in wheelchairs when required.
• Supports facility service excellence standards.
• Complies with facility safety, infection control and security program.
• Maintains desirable pattern of attendance, punctuality, and productivity.
• Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients.
• Carries patient luggage.
• Assist patients if an emergency evacuation is required.
• Give baths to patients and change patient’s briefs, when required.
• Cleaning/disinfection of high touch areas and other areas, as required.
• Participate in implementing patients’ treatment plans by; (a) monitoring patients’ progress; (b) communicating information regarding patients’ behavior to other members of treatment team; (c) maintains communication with patient, family members and referral sources in patient’s interest; (d) facilitates or co-facilitates didactic groups, community meetings, or drug or alcohol education groups; (e) encouraging and facilitating patients’ participation in therapeutic activities; (f) supervising patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment;
  
  (g) providing input during shift report.
• Attends mandatory training
• Maintain patient, program, department and related documentation.
• Participates in treatment planning: (a) helps identify patients’ problems, needs and strengths; (b) suggesting modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients’ behavior; (c) providing input into discharge planning.
• Accompany patients as assigned (i.e. take patients to cafeteria, smoke breaks, etc).
• Help maintain the therapeutic milieu on the unit, including, but not limited to, to facilitation of community groups
• Orient new patients to unit program and milieu.
• Carry out general nursing care assistance, appropriate to the patient population as assigned and supervised by nurse in charge.
• Carry out clerical and…