Mental Health Technician-Graveyard shift (7p-7a)
Reno Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
Reno, nevada
The Mental Health Technician provides direct patient care to all patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders; supports therapeutic setting; and ensures safety and well-being of patients. Carry out general nursing assistance necessary to treatment of adolescent, adult, or older adult patients as assigned. This position will work Thursday to Saturday and every other Wednesday.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Participates in treatment planning:
o helps identify patients' problems, needs, and strengths;
o suggests modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients' behavior;
o provides input into discharge planning.
- Participates in implementing patients' treatment plans by:
o monitoring patients' progress;
o Able to perform patient safety checks at scheduled times, documents appropriately;
o communicating information regarding patients' behavior to other...