Intake & Care Mental Health Tech — Full-Time

Dallas Behavioral Healthcare Hospital; DeSoto (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Dallas Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is seeking full-time Mental Health Techs to support adolescent and senior adult units in a psychiatric hospital setting. The role focuses on direct patient care, participating in treatment planning, and maintaining a therapeutic milieu to ensure safety and engagement.

Candidates should have a high school diploma and at least 2 years of clinical experience in behavioral health or related areas.

Qualifications

• Must be able to multi-task and prioritize with strong time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in treatment planning by helping identify patients' problems, needs, and strengths; suggest modifications to treatment plan based on observations.
• Provide input during shift report and discharge planning.
• Assist in implementing patients' treatment plans by monitoring progress and communicating information to the treatment team.
• Maintain communication with patients, families, and referral sources.
• Co-facilitate didactic, educational, and community groups within the adolescent program.
• Supervise patients to ensure safety and involvement in treatment and during transport.
• Maintain the unit's therapeutic milieu and enforce behavior management methods.
• Maintain patient, program, department, and related documentation.
• Orient new patients to unit, program, and milieu.
• Carry out nursing assistance as assigned by nurse in charge.
• Ensure a safe, orderly, and therapeutic environment.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living as appropriate.
• Carry out clerical/administrative tasks to support patient care and department operations.
• Perform related duties as requested.

Skills

Multitasking

Time management

Education

High school diploma

Tools

CPR training

Handle with Care training

Abuse & Neglect training

Job description

Dallas Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is seeking full-time Mental Health Techs to support adolescent and senior adult units in a psychiatric hospital setting. The role focuses on direct patient care, participating in treatment planning, and maintaining a therapeutic milieu to ensure safety and engagement.

Candidates should have a high school diploma and at least 2 years of clinical experience in behavioral health or related areas.