The Mental Health Technician/Driver 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: + Accompanies and transports patients as assigned + Responsible for safely transporting patients to and from Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital + Responsible for complying with all Federal, State, and Local traffic laws + Maintains the cleanliness of the company vehicle + Maintains a good rapport with patients + Assists with phone calls to patients to confirm driving times and dates + Monitors patients' progress and communicates information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team Encourages and facilitates patients' participation in therapeutic activities + Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients + Participates in maintaining the therapeutic setting, enforces the CPI system or other methods of behavior management + Carries out clerical and administrative assignment to support patient care, program, and organization operations + Helps identify patients' problems, needs, and strengths + Suggests modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients' behavior + Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment. + Orients new patients to facility, program, and setting + Schedule is Monday - Friday, 9:00AM - 5:30PM Requirements + High school diploma or GED + Previous experience working with youth required + Valid Driver's license and insurance required + Experience with therapeutic limit-setting helpful or an understanding of level systems or other behavior management modalities helpful + Ability to maintain professional boundaries Benefits Benefits package is available the first of the month following just one (1) month of employment! Desert Parkway offers competitive benefits to include: + Health Insurance (three plans to chose from) - full time employees only + 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