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Human Services
Mental Health Technician
Provided direct care to clients between ten and twenty years of age in a residential setting
- Engaged in counseling and support to a diverse group of clients with DSM-5 diagnoses
- Documented and observed resident behaviors while helping determine effective client care methods
- Worked alongside licensed staff to implement and revise individual patient treatment plans and goals
- Monitored and ensured safety of clients at high risk for harmful behavior to self or others
- Planned and implemented resident social activities on and off facility grounds
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Behavioral Science
Psychology (33 Credits)
Professional Development, Effective Communications, Customer Service / Hcahps, Teamwork, Cultural Competence, Computer Use And Internet Research
Mental Health Technician
A 125-bed private psychiatric hospital providing mental health care to children, adolescent, adults, geriatrics, dually-diagnosed patients and returning veterans
- Assisted patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff in psychiatric setting, to become accustomed to routines and participating in social/recreational activities to promote rehabilitation
- Worked with members of the interdisciplinary team to plan daily activities for 17 children aged 4-12
- Measured and monitored patients' vital signs and assisted with activities of daily living
- Maintained patient observation and set boundaries on inappropriate behavior, and aided or restrained them to prevent injury to themselves or others
- Assisted in admissions and orientation of patients to unit
- Established and maintained therapeutic relationships with patients and assisted with the maintenance of the milieu
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Biological Science/human Services
Mental Health Technician
Supervised 1-15 adolescent patients/residents through use of rounds, hall monitoring, and close observation
- Identified role of treatment plan, goals, and interventions, in relation to diagnosis
- Demonstrated understanding of patient activities as outlined in program, adherence to schedule, and patient nutritional needs
- Documented pertinent information related to goals in patient clinical record; documented psychosocial information as assigned
- Demonstrated understanding of federal guidelines related to confidentiality, along with patient rights and restriction of rights
- Demonstrated familiarity with procedures related to proper search and seizure, according to company policy
- Reported any incidents requiring completion of incident report
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Mental And Behavioral Health
Mental Health Technician
Supported Mental Health services in Psychology, Psychiatry, Social work, and Substance Abuse Prevention and Rehabilitation for over 200 patients in an outpatient setting
- Maintained and Managed all clinic records and reports
- Received and scheduled appointments for all patients, including referrals for any other services
- Collected and updated administrative and statistical data which enabled our service members to deploy overseas safely
- Knowledge for providing customer needs and meeting individual quality standards for service
- Coordinated with many organizations to manage and treat patients via telephone, email, etc
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Sociology
Sociology
Mental Health Technician
Provided direct care to ensure the safety and well-being for adolescent patients with behavioral problems and/or psychiatric disorders
- Displayed an understanding of the basic concepts of safe, supportive, nurturing, therapeutic human interactions
- Actively supervised and/or administered therapeutic recreational, educational, and group activities
- Efficiently completed clerical work such as Q15 documents on each patient under care, incident reports, disciplinary notes, charting inventory, vital signs, and other various healthcare documents
- Assisted teachers, therapists, and nurses in educating patients on various subjects including general studies, social skills, and life skills
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Mental Health Technician
Provide mental health services to basic military trainees
- Administer and score psychological testing for Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape training candidates, military basic trainees, and military training instructors
- Provide administrative support
- Created and maintained 5 databases critical to patient care and data analysis.
- DMHRSi Timekeeper Specialist, documented over 5000 hours of productivity from 12 staff members in the work section.
- Peer Review Technician, identified 728 variables to verify in patient records to maintain good record keeping.
- Supply Custodian, procured supplies needed to provide patient care and managed a budget of $38,000 per fiscal year.
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Diversified Studies
Special Education
Mental Health Technician
Provided supervision in the group homes resolving issues as they arose.
- Monitored client progress toward their personal goals.
- Completed charting and medication logs.
- Collaborated with staff and individual clients.
- Assisted individuals in developing their plans and following through with them.
- Prepared meals and performed all duties as assigned.
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Mental Health Technician
Took vital signs for approximately 40 patients twice daily
- Provided one on one care/observation for patients as needed
- Responded promptly to patient call lights
- Assisted with patient meals; feeding them as needed
- Supervised patients while they performed their daily grooming to ensure complete safety
- De-escalated interactions when needed, utilizing proper verbal and non-threatening techniques
- Completed proper incident and observation reports
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Associate of Applied Science
Journalism & Fine Arts Photography
Nutrition Therapy
Wilderness Coordinator and Mental Health Technician
- Coordinated & lead weekly wilderness expeditions
- Cultivated student awareness of mental & physical health, wellness, exercise, leadership, & self-discovery
- Planned & implemented health education activities & challenges
- Facilitated experiential learning & therapeutic activities for diverse clientele
- Trained & supported junior staff members for optimal outcomes with students
- Initiated 1:1 weekly Life Space Interviews
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Psychology
Health Service Administration
Mental Health Technician
Maintained safety on inpatient units
- Responsible for running groups that helped give patients better coping skills
- Checked patients vital signs
- Ensured patients food and fluid intake are maintained according to diet plan
- Assisted patients with Activities of Daily Living
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Associate of Arts
Psychology
Psychology, Mental Health Counseling
Mental Health Technician
Ensure patient safety in the milieu.
- Completed fifteen minute checks on patient locators.
- Completed vital signs on each patient in the milieu, as well as keep track of food intake during meal times and conducted room checks to ensure the safety of patients and staff.
- Adhered to the milieu schedule including transporting patients to dinner, running assigned groups, and transporting patients to visitation.
- Talked with patients about the events that occurred prior to hospitalization, helped patients cope with being in the hospital, and teaching new coping skills that can be used after discharging from the hospital.
- Worked with adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
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Mental Health Technician
Accountable for the care and safety of group home residents with intellectual disabilities and/or mental illnesses while monitoring and responding to behavioral fluctuations;
- Instructed residents independent living skills including self-care, meal preparation, and activities of daily living;
- Arranged and provided transportation in state van to shops, doctors' appointments, and events or activities in the community;
- Managed, administered, and documented medications given to group home residents.
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Nursing Assistant
Health Care Sciences
Mental Health Technician
Provided care to residents with psychiatric issues ranging from depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and violent urges.
- Skilled in therapeutic communication and building rapport amongst patients in various settings.
- Displayed excellent customer service skills, while promoting team building atmosphere.
- Performed with autonomy, as well as execute tasks as directed by supervisory staff.
- Performed various direct patient care tasks such as, vital signs, assisting with ADLs and maintaining a safe patient environment.
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Medical
Mental Health Technician
Interacted and supervised patients ensuring their safety.
- Monitored and recorded patient's vital signs.
- Conducted head counts and bed checks every 15 minutes.
- Transported patients to and from health care facility
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High School Diploma
Nursing
Criminal Justice
Mental Health Technician
Took patient vital signs and charted data.
- Checked for patient contraband.
- Supervised and reported abnormal patient behavior to health professionals.
- Sat with patients for "one on one observations" for the mental health department.
- Collected blood samples and urine specimens.
- Helped geriatric patients perform everyday activities to maintain a normal way of life.
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Minors
Mental Health Technician
Provided patient care to psychiatric patients as directed by doctors
- Participated in the development and implementation of therapeutic treatment plans for patients to promote health & wellness
- Ensured the safety and welfare of clients by observing and recording pertinent information (e.g. vital signs/behaviors) via charts/computers.
- Provided behavior modification counseling in individual or group sessions
- Facilitated group therapy sessions with patients and their families
- Participated in on-going revision and development of department policies, procedures, guidelines and program groups to maintain & improve quality of care
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Business Management
Mental Health Technician
Observed patient behaviors; Documented activities and record condition
- Assisted in therapeutic and recreational activities
- Check and record vital signs; blood pressure and temperature
- Transported clients to activities, services, appointments, and general community
- Cooked and served food for clients while maintaining sanitary kitchen conditions
- Utilized infection control methods while taking care of patients
- Recorded patient information into manual and computer logs
- Recognized, prevented and responded to patients who were acting as a danger to themselves
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Mental Health Technician
Documented observations and baseline measurements into medical records
- Maintained a safe and therapeutic milieu for all patients
- Provided assistance with activities of daily living and facilitating the treatment for adult and geriatric patients.
- Provided vital signs on patients regularly
- Conducted proper procedural intake processes including
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Psychology, English
Mental Health Technician
Provide care to adolescents ages seven to twenty years old with sexually reactive behaviors, psychiatric, behavioral and conduct issues
- Supervise groups of twenty patients or more
- Provide one on one care to high risk or suicidal patients
- Assist in treatment goals to maximize the benefit of patient treatment plans
- Record medical and behavioral states or changes of patients every fifteen minutes or less.
- Monitor administration of medications
- Utilize verbal de-escalation to maintain safety and well being of the milieu
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Human Services
Mental Health Technician/ Residential Advisor
Assist the Registered Nurse with management of care for senior adults and adults with psychiatric issues.
- Assist with treatment planning and advocate for the patient throughout the hospitalization process.
- Assist with discharge planning.
- Provided group therapy, supervision of recreational trips and activities of daily living.
- Administered medication and communicated changes in patient's mental and physical status.
- Provided case management, registration and admission support for crisis response.
- Assist with developing clients abilities to improve coping skills, problem solving and communication skills.
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High School Diploma
Mental Health Technician
Monitored patients, maintained daily log of behavior.
- Ensured patients ate meals, and took medication as prescribed.
- Case noted patient activities, conducted group discussions for problem solving.
- Provided emotional support for adapting to illnesses.
- Life skills training for independent living.
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English
Biology
Mental Health Technician
Admit and discharge patients, maintain close contact with them, and monitor vital signs such as heart rate and blood pressure.
- Observe patient behaviors, record their conditions and lead them in therapeutic and recreational activities.
- Technicians consult with doctors and other mental health professionals, often as part of a team that includes social workers and therapists.
- If patients become physically violent, mental health technicians may restrain them.
- Help with daily living, such as eating, dressing and bathing.
- Mental Health Tech ensures patents safety, charts and documents all activities of patients every 15 minutes, , all while in 12 hour shift
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Criminal Justice
Mental Health Technician
- Collaborated with and assisted doctors, psychologists, and rehabilitation therapists working with mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, and developmentally disabled patients in order to treat, rehabilitate, and return patients to the community.
- Aided patients in performing tasks such as bathing and keeping beds, clothing and living areas clean.
- Interviewed new patients to complete admission forms, to assess their mental health status and to obtain their mental health and treatment history.
- Encouraged patients to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, and other therapeutic activities that enhanced interpersonal skills and developed social relationships.
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Biology/ Pre Nursing
Nursing Assistant
Mental Health Technician
Responsible for taking and recording patient's blood glucose levels and blood pressure
- Helping patients with ADL's and daily hygiene care
- Experience working with patients ages ranging from adolescence to geriatrics with mild to severe mental disorders including, Schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder
- Responsible for observing patients and reporting any physical or behavioral changes
- Responsible for doing patient rounds every 15 minutes and or 1 to 1 observations
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Nursing
Mental Health Technician
- Supervised daily activities (groups, recreation, interviews, mealtime, meetings, and education) of 20 residents (ages 12+) recovering from substance abuse, alcohol abuse or varied mental disabilities in a treatment facility. Taught lessons on daily living skills, coping skills and goal setting.
- Collaborated with clinical staff to perform assessments through - qualitative methods, interviews, observations, and tests - developed and implemented detailed treatment plans.
- Assisted in the admission process; paid strict attention to detail - collected urine specimens, checked vital signs and logged patient information.
- Ensure compliance with all precautionary measures to ensure safety and well being of all patients and adherence to confidentiality policies.
- Served as Group Facilitator; presented orientation to the treatment facility and programs.
- Counseled residents, individually and in group sessions, in the development of skills and strategies to overcome dependencies; to effect positive changes in social behavior; and to promote effective decision-making capabilities for recovery and self sufficiency.
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Psychology
Mental Health Technician
Assist nurses with patient care duties such as vital signs, ambulating patient to and from bathroom, making hospital beds, 15 minute patient monitoring, patient charting, observing patient mental health status, screening and securing patient belongings.
- Use standardized tools such as a WASP to determine PRN medication administration.
- Assess and maintain therapeutic relationship with patient to determine self-harm risk.
- Collect urine specimens for drug screen testing.
- Maintain standard precautions when caring for patients.
- Transport, admit, and orient patient to hospital unit.
- Stock unit's medical supplies, answer unit phones, and clean contaminated working areas.
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High School Diploma
Criminal Justice
Mental Health Technician
Worked with emotionally disturbed, mentally impaired, or disabled patients
- Socialize with patients playing card games, accompanying them on field trips, and other forms of recreation
- Assisted patients with grooming needs
- Observes patients for any abnormal behavioral or physical signs
- Kept detailed records, reporting changes in patients' behavior to the mental health team, and coordinating mental health services
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Psychology
Elementary Education
Certified Peer Support Specialist/mental Health Technician
Worked in the Emergency Services Unit as a Suicide Hotline Technician
- Screened persons calling the ESU for assessment, intervention, counseling, referral and follow-up as clients calling were experiencing a mental health emergency.
- Expertise in providing cross-cultural Mental Health services
- Gathered sufficient information about the situation to perform initial triage screening.
- Consulted with and provided recommendations to hospitals, police and other mental health and community service providers.
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High School Diploma
Biology
Master of Arts
Mental Health Technician II
Provided one-on-one care for intellectually disabled adolescent females
- Engaged in psycho-social individual and group counseling sessions focusing on character development and assessing client strengths and limitations
- Assessment of each client to track progress made in treatment given by the clinician; assess strengths and limitations
- Scheduled daily activities as part of treatment and conducted routine group and individual
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Psychology
Human Behavior
Mental Health Technician
Provide direct care to child and adolescent patients with psychiatric disorders and behavioral health issues
- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of the patients.
- Assist and monitor patients' daily living activities
- Conduct patient monitoring and observation (Q-15minute checks) according to facility policy and procedures.
- Ability to react therapeutically in a crisis situation and respond to patients with empathy and with positive interpersonal skills.
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Associate of Science
Computer Science
Mental Health Technician
Worked 24 hours per week while obtaining an Associates degree
- Effectively interacted with and monitored patients
- Assisted with patients daily needs
- Responsible for maintain a safe environment for patients
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Mental Health Technician
1+ years working experience in serving the needs of children living in long-term care facility.
- Collaborates with physicians, psychiatric nurses and therapist in assessing, guiding and encouraging patients towards measurable therapeutic outcomes.
- Conducts both in/formal psycho-educational, recreational and interpersonal skills development groups.
- Observes and influences patient behaviors and interactions towards prescribed treatment goals.
- Objectively documents clinical observations in the electronic medical records, shift reports and treatment planning meetings.
- Provide support to the patients in working toward the goals and objectives of their treatment and to manage the milieu on each ward.
- Helping patients in activities of daily living skills, helping the treatment team to monitor any medical, emotional, behavioral or social problems, and supporting the patients in their efforts to overcome these problems.
- Provide assistance in accompanying and/or transporting patients in need of medical services outside the facility.
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History & Accomplishments
Mental Health Technician
Participate in treatment planning by helping to identify patients' problems, needs and strengths.
- Report all areas of concern regarding patient's mental or physical status to the Charge Nurse.
- In charge of deescalating dangerous or stressful situations
- I was responsible for distributing medication at proper times to patients.
- Participate in hospital emergency codes necessary to the unit's and the hospital's safe operation.
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Health Administration
Mental Health Technician
- Expertise consisted of patient care needs and face checks every fifteen minutes.
- Proficient in producing patient and customer service, taking vital signs, and recorded in Avatar.
- Ensured Patient diet along with diabetics diet.
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Psychology
Mental Health Technician
. Provide direct care to psychiatric inpatients under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.
- Provide ongoing monitoring and close observation of patients to ensure safety for the care of patients well being.
- Promotes effective communication and therapeutic relationships between patients and staff members.
- Facilitate group meetings on a variety of daily living issues, coping and social skills.
- Assist with physical care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.
- Document daily progress note using computer software.
- Accompany patients to main hospital for procedures.
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Nursing Program
Mental Health Technician
Provide assistance to emotionally disturbed, mentally impaired, and disabled patients.
- Provide routine care to patients, such as grooming, bathing, dressing, etc.
- Obtain specimens, weights, glucose monitoring, and vital signs of patients.
- Observes patients for any abnormal behavior or physical signs.
- Report changes in patients' to mental health team.
- Coordinate mental health services.
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Psychology
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Mental Health Technician
Oversee and provide instruction on clients daily routines such as house keeping, budgeting and shopping
- Assist clients in Medicaid options or other health related concerns
- Properly complete daily documentation such as progress notes and assistant daily living logs
- Provide client skill training
- Supervise clients in the administration of self medications
- Provide crisis and counseling interventions to client when needed
- Monitoring physical and behavioral aspects of clients on a daily basis
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Cpt (certified Phlebotomy Technician) & Cet (certified Ekg Technician)
Nursing
Mental Health Technician
Under the supervision of Mental Health Professionals provide supportive care to mentally ill and/or emotionally disturbed adolescents.
- Provide monitoring for adolescent girls during bathroom and shower time.
- Monitor at risk adolescents on suicide watch
- Perform routine bed checks and early wake-up as per established protocol
- Complete daily behavior reports and notifications to supervisors within required guidelines
- Assist adolescents with preparing for school each morning
- Housekeeping duties including; laundry and cleaning as required
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Psychology
Mental Health Technician
Ability to work independently as well as effectively with team members.
- Provide 1:1 support to acute individuals with severe mental health needs in a school setting
- Understand and implement individual treatment plans
- Record student behavior and provide a safe environment for students
- Provide and record students medications and assisting in daily activities
- Mentoring and counseling students with education and daily social and life skills
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility in order to meet programmatic and customer needs
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High School Diploma
Mental Health Technician
Provide instruction for anger management techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, emotional coping skills and functional living skills.
- Organize and assist with treatment projects focused on problem solving and creative thinking skills.
- Responsible for crisis intervention and addressing behavioral issues.
- Provided record keeping for patient, documenting information on patient activities, visitation and times for checking in and out of unit location.
- Provide patient assistance for daily basic hygiene and cleaning routine skills.
- Manage the admission and discharge process.
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Liberal Arts Studies
Mental Health Technician I
Youth with emotional and behavioral problems ages 14-18 in an intensive
Treatment program that combines the unique balance of structure freedom
Necessary.
- Transport Youth to Medical Visits, Court and Outings.
- Administer Serve Medication to the Youth.
- Teach independent life skills and provide for their physical care.
- Assist team in treatment plan for each child goals to help them reunite with their family.
- Conduct daily documentation such as contact notes, milieu notes,
- Improve children's behavior through coping skills and other therapeutic
- Conduct group daily and one on one counseling sessions.
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Nursing
Nursing
Mental Health Technician
Assist nursing and medical staff with patient supervision, observation, and safety
- Record vital signs and monitor patients behavior
- Counsel patients and de-escalate crises within unit
- Search patients and their belongings upon admission
- Assist with administrative data i.e. organizing patients' medical charts and entering orders
- Leading psychotherapeutic groups
- Performing scheduled suicide precaution checks
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Psychology
Mental Health Technician
Enforce rules and regulations to ensure the smooth and orderly operation of residency programs.
- Mediate interpersonal problems between residents.
- Make regular rounds to ensure that residents and areas are safe and secure.
- Counsel residents in the handling of issues such as family, interpersonal relationships, and educational problems.
- Administer, coordinate, or recommend disciplinary and corrective actions.
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Meteorology
Physical Therapy Aid
Mental Health Technician
Health Care, Behavioral Health, Clinical Support, Acute Care, provide leadership and intervention
- Health Care, Rehabilitation psychotic Behavioral health for children and teens safety
- Inpatient out patient Services for children and adolescents, documentations of progress notes
- Conducts groups with direct assistance with the RN and Therapist
- Utilize master treatment plan to determine interventions with patient
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Criminal Justice
Mental Health Technician II
Assist clients with personal or psychological obstacles in a professional, respectful manner
- Interact with and provide assistance to children and adolescents with conditions such as autism, depression, conduct disorder, bipolar disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Maintain a safe surrounding for client and staff through Safe Crisis Management techniques
- Develop and construct treatment plans for individual clients that correspond to their specific therapeutic obstacles
- Arrange rehabilitation groups in order to address observable overarching issues within the entire group of clients
- Transport clients to and from therapeutic and recreational programming
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Management
Senior Mental Health Technician
Provide physical coverage, guidance and direction to emotionally and behaviorally challenged clients
- Demonstrate a variety of counseling and parenting skills which support the formation of trusting, supportive relationships with clients
- Communicate effectively and professionally both verbally and in writing
- Participate in the planning and implementation of individualized treatment plans
- Conduct small, organized group meetings aimed at teaching clients social and other life skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office
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Lettered
Psychology
Psychology
Mental Health Technician
Apply evidence-based criteria and objective clinical judgment in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care.
- Document all contacts or interactions of patients with family members.
- Coordinate care leading toward transition from a residential facility.
- Work with patients diagnosed with mental illnesses.
- Evaluate the background, interests, and aptitudes of patients with mental disorders.
- Help establish recreational and art activities to maintain or restore rehabilitation of mental health.
- Monitor patient safety and identified risk management issues.
- CPR and first aid certified.
- April 2014 employee of the month.
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Medical Assistant
High School Diploma
Phlebotomy
Mental Health Technician
Provide basic treatment to patients with mental illness.
- Provides one to one interaction with patients. Community Meeting, Goals, group, etc.
- Assists with the intake process as assigned.
- Observes patients at risk for dangerous behavior including suicidal or homicidal intent. Performs
- Perform physical examinations, thorough patient search. Monitors and documents patient observation
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