River Vista Behavioral Health ยท 2 days ago
TECH - MH/BH (NO DEGREE) PRN
Madera, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
2+ years expRiver Vista Behavioral Health is a new facility providing advanced behavioral health services in the Central Valley. They are seeking a compassionate Mental Health Technician to join their Nursing Team, responsible for providing continuous patient care, supervision, and interaction with patients of various ages.
Mental Health Care
Responsibilities
Demonstrate responsibility for observation and application of sound judgment in patients' physical and mental condition/needs
Provide continuous patient care and maintain safety of all assigned patients demonstrated by verifying patient safety every 15 minutes on appropriate forms
Observe and document changes in patients' appearance, behavior, and ability to work towards treatment plan goals
Communicate changes in patient's condition to Charge Nurse or Nurse Manager
Ensure timely documentation of interventions and ensure interventions are based on the patient's plan of care
Apply appropriate crisis intervention techniques, as required
Assist patients in achieving their optimum level of independent functioning
Document services rendered in accordance with established criteria
Demonstrate excellent guest relations in communication and cooperation, assisting patients, licensed practitioners, co-workers, and visitors in a prompt and courteous manner
Act as a patient advocate and assures patient rights are upheld
Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with reporting and supervisory hierarchy
Attend program meetings and maintain related records
Participate in performance improvement activities as assigned (i.e. in-services, auditing)
Utilize time constructively and in an organized manner to accomplish assigned responsibilities
Demonstrate good judgment when making decisions
Adhere to facility, department and Corporate Personnel Policies and Procedures
Attend all mandatory facility in-services and staff development activities as scheduled
Maintain confidentiality of facility employees and patient information
Conducts safety rounds to ensure no contrabands is allowed on units
Mental health technicians escort patients to meals and activities, and may escort patients to other healthcare facilities
Demonstrate appropriate therapeutic boundaries. Consistently follow established procedures
Provide pertinent feedback to the interdisciplinary treatment team regarding patient response to didactic group offerings, treatment interventions, and therapeutic objectives, as appropriate and necessary
Maintain knowledge of the Child Program rules, protocols and handbooks guidelines
Maintain knowledge of children's stages of development and seek guidance from the nurse in charge when questions about the norms for the behavior related to child development arise
Assess patients for behaviors consistent with the developmental stages and make note of any deviations in behavior
Recognize acting out behavior of child specific age group and set appropriate limits in clear, concise, behavioral and non-judgmental terms based on the age of the patient
Demonstrate an awareness of learning disabilities and translates treatment/program expectations to the learning-disabled child
Relate to child patients in an age-appropriate manner
Utilize seclusion and restraint procedures with a understanding of the need of modification in regard to smaller body sizes of children, abandonment issues and the history of physical and/or sexual abuse
Maintain knowledge of the Adolescent Program rules, protocols and handbooks guidelines
Assess patients for behaviors consistent with the developmental stages and makes of any deviations in behavior
Recognize acting out behavior of adolescent specific age group and set appropriate limits in clear, concise, behavioral and non-judgement terms based on the age of the patient
Demonstrate an awareness of learning disabilities and translates treatment/program expectations to the learning-disabled adolescent
Relate to adolescent patients in an age-appropriate manner
Utilize seclusion and restraint procedures with an understanding of the need for modification in regard to smaller body sizes of adolescent, abandonment issues and the history of physical and/or sexual issues
Gather information from the patient, family and interdisciplinary team and use judgments based on knowledge of adult behaviors in treatment planning and interventions
Recognize behaviors and set appropriate limits in clear, concise, behaviors and non-judgement terms
Utilize seclusion/restraint procedures applicable to adult body size and past history of violent or emotional behaviors and/or history of physical and/or sexual abuse issues
Utilize theoretical concepts to guide the effective practice of adult care within Specific Standards of Care for this age group
Maintain knowledge of the Adult program rules, protocols and handbook guidelines
Maintain a knowledge of the developmental tasks and sociological theories of aging
Utilize theoretical concepts to guide the effective practice of gerontological health care and behavioral care
Gather the appropriate information from the patient, family and interdisciplinary team and use therapeutic judgments based on knowledge of gerontological health/behavioral care practices to develop a comprehensive plan of care
Knowledgeable of special patient needs as related to chemical dependency
Effectively collaborate with other chemical dependency staff professionals in facilitating the plan of care
Maintain an awareness of how personal issues relating the co-dependency can impact work performance/relationships
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or GED required
Two (2) years of related experience, with knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques with understanding of mental illness required
CPR certification and successful completion of Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training
Preferred
Certified Nursing Assistant
Company
River Vista Behavioral Health
Along the bluffs overlooking the San Joaquin River, this brand new, 81,600-square-foot, 128-bed facility, will provide accessible, high-quality and advanced behavioral health services to residents and visitors in the Central Valley.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Robert Dutile, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
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