Outpatient Mental Health Technician in Nevada

The Mental Health Technician/Driver provides direct patient care to patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders; supports therapeutic setting; and ensures safety and well-being of patients. Carries out general nursing assistance necessary to treatment of adult or older adult patients as assigned.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participates in treatment planning by:
  
  • helping in identifying patients' problems, needs, and strengths;
    
  • suggests modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients' behavior;
  • provides input into discharge planning.
• Participates in implementing patients' treatment plans by:
• monitoring patients' progress;communicating information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team; maintains communication with patient, family members, and referral...