The Mental Health Technician provides direct patient care to patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders, supports a therapeutic setting and ensures the safety and well-being of patients. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: + Assists in identifying patients' problems, needs, and strengths + Suggests modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients' behavior + Provides input into discharge planning + Monitors patients' progress + Communicates information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team + Encourages and facilitates patients' participation in therapeutic activities + Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment. + Orients new patients to facility, program, and setting + Assists patients in carrying out activities of daily living, when congruent with the patients' treatment plan and needs, age, and functioning level + Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients + Participates in maintaining the therapeutic setting on the unit, enforces the CPI system or other methods of behavior management + Carries out clerical and administrative assignment to support patient care, program, and organization operations Requirements + High school diploma or GED required + Current CPR certificate + CPI Obtained within 60 days of hire + Experience with therapeutic limit-setting helpful or an understanding of level systems or other behavior management modalities helpful + Ability to maintain professional boundaries Benefits A full benefits package is available the first of the month following just one (1) month of employment! Desert Parkway offers competitive benefits to include: + Medical insurance (three plans to choose from) + Dental insurance (two plans to choose from) + Vision insurance + 401K Retirement Plan + Healthcare spending account + Dependent care spending account + PTO Plan with holiday premium pay + Discounted cafeteria meal plan + Life insurance (including plans for spouse and children) + Short- and long-term disability (with additional buy-in opportunities) + Pet Insurance + Identity Theft Insurance