Mental Health Technician

Medical City Healthcare; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) match

Education support

Fertility & family support

Life insurance

Job summary

The Expressive Therapist at Medical City Green Oaks Hospital provides expressive therapy services as part of a multidisciplinary team. Through activities spanning art, music, dance, poetry, writing, drama or drama, they help patients identify and express feelings and build a stronger sense of self.

Responsibilities include conducting therapy sessions, completing assessments, ensuring timely documentation and adherence to hospital policies.

Qualifications

• Must obtain Basic Life Support within 30 days of employment start date.
• Must obtain Nonviolent Crisis Intervention within 30 days of employment start date.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Art Therapy, Music Therapy, or Recreation Therapy – REQUIRED.
• Certification within the specialty may be required at time of hire (MT-BC, ATR-BC, or CTRS).

Responsibilities

• Complete activity therapy assessments.
• Provide group and individual expressive therapy sessions appropriate to client needs.
• Display professionalism in dealing with customers, staff and clinicians.
• Complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Complete documentation in a timely manner.
• Follow all hospital policies and procedures.
• Attend and participate in monthly activity therapy staff meetings.
• Attend and participate in weekly clinical supervision.
• Work with the interdisciplinary team in meeting treatment goals
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Group therapy

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Documentation

Professionalism

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Art Therapy/Music Therapy/Recreation Therapy

Certifications MT-BC / ATR-BC / CTRS

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Mental Health Technician with Medical City Green Oaks Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Expressive Therapist is responsible for providing expressive therapy services to patients, as a member of a multidisciplinary team. Expressive therapy interventions are focused on helping the patient develop a stronger sense of self by promoting the identification and expression of feelings through participation in the creation and sharing of personal work, to include visual art, dance/movement, poetry, writing, drama or music.

Specific Job Functions

• Complete activity therapy assessments.
• Provide group and individual expressive therapy sessions appropriate to client needs.
• Display professionalism in dealing with customers, staff and clinicians.
• Complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Complete documentation in a timely manner.
• Follow all hospital policies and procedures.
• Attend and participate in monthly activity therapy staff meetings.
• Attend and participate in weekly clinical supervision.
• Work with the interdisciplinary team in meeting treatment goals
• May perform other duties as assigned.

What qualifications you will need

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Bachelor’s Degree in Art Therapy, Music Therapy, or Recreation Therapy – REQUIRED
• Certification within the specialty may also be required at time of hire (MT-BC, ATR-BC, or CTRS)

Benefits

Medical City Green Oaks Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

The goal of Medical City Green Oaks Hospital has been to become the premier psychiatric treatment facility in North Texas since 1983. We provide mental health and chemical dependency (substance use) treatments. We offer psychiatric emergency services (PES), inpatient, and outpatient treatments. Medical City Green Oaks Hospital is committed to the mission of providing exceptional psychiatric services. Our sole purpose is to provide immediate access to psychiatric care for our North Texas community. We have been recognized as the most progressive and innovative psychiatric system. We deliver services and provide community outreach. Our focus is on the most efficient, cost-effective, quality patient care. This is the driving force behind all of our endeavors. Green Oaks strives to promote dignity. We hold compassion and respect for patients and their families. We are a part of the Medical City network of hospitals. Patients are ensured access to medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations across the network.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

“There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.”- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.