Mental Health Technician (MHT)

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

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participates in treatment planning: 
• Assists 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:
• Monitors patients' progress;
• Performs patient safety checks at scheduled times and documents appropriately;
• Communicates information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team;
• Maintains communication with...

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

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participates in treatment planning: 
• Assists 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:
• Monitors patients' progress;
• Performs patient safety checks at scheduled times and documents appropriately;
• Communicates information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team;
• Maintains communication with...

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

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participates in treatment planning: 
• Assists 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:
• Monitors patients' progress;
• Performs patient safety checks at scheduled times and documents appropriately;
• Communicates information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team;
• Maintains communication with...

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

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participates in treatment planning: 
• Assists 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:
• Monitors patients' progress;
• Performs patient safety checks at scheduled times and documents appropriately;
• Communicates information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team;
• Maintains communication with...

• FULL TIME AVAILABILITIES IN BOTH THE NURSING DEPARTMENT (MILITARY & CIVILIAN) AND ADMISSIONS/INTAKE DEPARTMENTS; DAY AND NIGHT SHIFTS!!!

• Participate in treatment planning by helping identify patients' problems, needs, and strengths; suggesting modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients' behavior.
• Provides input during shift report and discharge planning.
• Participate 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 sources in patients' interest.
• Co-facilitates didactic, educational, and community groups within the context of the adolescent treatment program...