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Mental Health TechnicianJoin us at the Carolina Center for Behavioral Health, a 156-bed private behavioral health system located in Greenville, South Carolina. We specialize in psychiatric programs and substance abuse treatments, serving 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.We are currently seeking a Mental Health Technician who will provide direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The position includes 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:Provide direct patient care under the supervision of an RN to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.Ensure the safety and well-being of these patients and support the maintenance of therapeutic milieu.Essential Job Functions:Conduct 15-minute rounds on patients per policy.Participate in restraint and seclusion of patients when required.Support facility service excellence standards.Give baths to patients and change patient's briefs, when required.Attend mandatory training.Help maintain the therapeutic milieu on the unit, including, but not limited to, facilitation of community groups.Benefit Highlights:Challenging and rewarding work environmentCareer development opportunitiesCompetitive compensationExcellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plan401(k) with company match and discounted stock planGenerous paid time off$5,000.00 sign on bonusQualifications:High school level reading and writing skillsAcceptable oral and written communication skills/legible handwriting skillsAbility to maintain information as highly confidentialProfessional telephone etiquette and customer service skills by phone and face to face are criticalCertification as nursing assistant or patient care technician and/or familiarity with medical and psychological terminology preferredSkills in dealing courteously with the public and other staff within the organizationA basic knowledge of human behavior or principles of psychology will be very useful as well as skills in prioritizing and in managing timeMachines, Tools, Equipment:TelephoneShower/BathAudio-visual equipmentEKG machineThermometerRefrigeratorRadioBlood Pressure CuffVitals machineHousekeeping and suppliesCopy MachinePhysical RestraintsFirst Aid itemsShredderPhysical and Mental Requirements of the Job:Ability to exercise self-control in potentially volatile situationsMust be able to work and concentrate amidst distractionsAbility to handle interruptions often and be able to move from one task to anotherMust be flexible and not easily frustrated in dealing with differences of opinionsAble to assist in patient restraints and seclusionsAbility to stop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, and be able to perceive the attributes of objects by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertipsAbility to express and exchange ideas via spoken work during activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to others accurately, sometimes quickly and loudlyHearing to perceive the nature of sound with no less than 40 db loss @ Hz,1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz with or without correction; ability to perceive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in soundPerform repetitive motions with wrists, hands, and fingersIndividual must be able to exert up to 100 pounds of force and be able to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objectsWork required a minimum standard of visual acuity with or without correction that will enable people in the role to complete administrative and clerical tasks and visually observe patients on the unit and in therapeutic activities
Worksite address
greenville, SC, 29601, US
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