Mental Health Technician/Driver - Outpatient (Evening Hours) SIGN ON BONUS

Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 22,041 - 27,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K Retirement Plan

PTO Plan

Discounted cafeteria meal plan

Life insurance

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Las Vegas is seeking a Mental Health Technician/Driver to provide direct patient care and ensure safety for patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders. This full-time entry-level role requires a high school diploma and experience working with youth. The ideal candidate will be responsible for transporting patients and assisting with their therapeutic activities while maintaining a professional boundary. Benefits include health insurance and a 401K plan.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with youth required.
• Valid Driver's license and insurance required.
• Experience with behavior management helpful.

Responsibilities

• Accompanies and transports patients as assigned.
• Responsible for safely transporting patients.
• Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment.

Skills

Experience working with youth

Ability to maintain professional boundaries

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Valid Driver's license

Job description

Base pay range

$16.00/yr - $20.00/yr

The Mental Health Technician/Driver provides direct patient care to patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders, supports a therapeutic setting and ensures the safety and well-being of patients.

Responsibilities

• Accompanies and transports patients as assigned


• Responsible for safely transporting patients to and from Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital


• Responsible for complying with all Federal, State, and Local traffic laws


• Maintains the cleanliness of the company vehicle


• Maintains a good rapport with patients


• Assists with phone calls to patients to confirm driving times and dates


• Monitors patients' progress and communicates information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team


• Encourages and facilitates patients' participation in therapeutic activities


• Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients


• Participates in maintaining the therapeutic setting, enforces the CPI system or other methods of behavior management


• Carries out clerical and administrative assignments to support patient care, program, and organizational operations


• Helps identify patients' problems, needs, and strengths


• Suggets modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients' behavior


• Supervises patients to ensure their safety and involvement in treatment


• Orients new patients to facility, program, and setting


• Schedule is Monday - Friday

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED


• Previous experience working with youth required


• Valid Driver's license and insurance required


• Experience with therapeutic limit-setting helpful or an understanding of level systems or other behavior management modalities helpful


• Ability to maintain professional boundaries

Benefits

Benefits package is available the first of the month following just one (1) month of employment!

• Health Insurance - full time employees only


• Dental insurance


• Vision insurance


• 401K Retirement Plan


• Healthcare spending account


• Dependent care spending account


• PTO Plan with holiday premium pay


• Discounted cafeteria meal plan


• Life insurance (including plans for spouse and children)


• Short- and long-term disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)


• Pet Insurance


• Identity Theft Insurance

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting