Mental Health Tech

Job Title

Join our team as a variable shifts, full-time, Mental Health Tech, Dual Diagnosis at INTEGRIS Health Meadowlake Hospital

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INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma's largest not-for-profit health system, is seeking a dedicated caregiver to join us in our mission to partner with people to live healthier lives.

Benefits of being an INTEGRIS Health caregiver include front-loaded PTO, medical benefits through the extensive INTEGRIS Health network, financial assistance for continued education, 24/7 mental health support and more.

Take the first step toward growing your career by joining us.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a primary caregiver to assigned patients, including assisting patients with daily living skills as needed
• Spends individual time with each assigned patient on a daily basis helping patients attain treatment goals
• Documents patient information for assigned patients
• Utilizes accepted intervention, under the direction of the RN, Nursing Supervisor, Nurse Manager, or Director Nursing, in dealing with problematic patient behaviors (i.e., therapeutic holds)
• Makes patient rounds as prescribed by unit policy and/or patient needs
• Assists in patient admission/discharge and transportation as needed
• Rides/Drives van when assigned, and monitors patient behavior to ensure physical and emotional safety
• The Mental Health Technician Sr reports to the Manager with general supervision from the RN on shift.
• Mental Health staff must be able to assist with physical restraint of patients, utilizing the identified Behavior Technique System.
• Potential for bodily injury related to lifting and incidents of workplace violence. INTEGRIS Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Qualifications

• 1 year of previous experience in a mental health treatment setting or completion of mental health worker certification program preferred (Vocational-Technical)
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English (verbal/written)

INTEGRIS Mental Health:

• This job prefers, if needed, the incumbents to operate a INTEGRIS-owned vehicle OR personal vehicle (non-INTEGRIS owned) and have a current Oklahoma State Driver's License as well as a driving record which is acceptable to our insurance carrier.

Job Info

• Job Identification 114270
• Job Category Patient Care Support Nursing
• Locations Enid, OK, United States
• Assignment Category Full-time regular
• Job Shift Variable