Outpatient Mental Health Technician

This position is full-time.

The Outpatient Mental Health Technician/Driver is responsible for providing direct patient care and transportation services to all patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders, support the therapeutic milieu in group settings and ensure the safety and well-being of these patients.

Typical responsibilities are:

• Transporting patients to and from the hospital and set locations in a van or bus as scheduled.
• Provides input during shift report.
• Maintains communication with patient, family members, and referral sources in patients' interest
• Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment and during transport
• Participate in maintaining the therapeutic milieu on the unit, enforces the level system or other methods of behavior management.
• Maintain patient, program, department, and related documentation.
• Orient new patients to unit,...

Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital (HBHH) is unique in so many ways. Our facility is located in a serene, picturesque setting within the Spring Branch District of West Houston. We have highly qualified caring staff ready to provide exceptional service.

Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital (HBHH) currently has an opening for a PRN Outpatient Mental Health Technician. The Outpatient MHT will report to the Director of Outpatient Services. Monday-Friday 8am-4pm.

Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is an acute care psychiatric hospital offering comprehensive mental health programs and services for adolescents and adults.

This position will be responsible for:

• Maintaining Outpatient questionnaires and directories
• Answer incoming and direct calls
• Assist in admitting PHP/IOP patients
• Interact positively and effectively with patients & guests
• Promotes a positive image of the Outpatient Services department...

This is a great opportunity for individuals with a psychology degree or are in a nursing degree program.

******This role is for Outpatient only, full-time, M-F 8a-4:30p

We are looking for MHT's to join our growing team. You'll be working with patients and assisting nursing and clinical services with patient treatment plans. Some of your responsibilities will include assisting with the implementation of treatment plans, including but not limited to documenting goals and interventions.

Westborough Behavioral Healthcare Hospital (WBHH) provides psychiatric stabilization diagnosis treatments for Children, Adolescents and Adult populations in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Our goal is to ensure patients and their loved ones feel comfortable and are well informed regarding treatment options.

We are conveniently located in Westborough near the intersection of Route 495 and Route 9. The hospital operates 24/7 with multiple...

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...