Mental Health Technician (QMHP) - CSU ** Sign-On Bonus Eligible*

Richmond Behavioral Health Authority; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading behavioral health authority is seeking a full-time Mental Health Technician for its crisis stabilization unit. The role involves maintaining client safety, facilitating group activities, and supporting individuals in their mental health journey. Ideal candidates should be motivated, caring, and ready to work in a high-energy environment, ensuring compliance with treatment requirements.

Qualifications

• Entry-level position requiring intermediate skills.
• Experience in health care is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Maintains safety and monitors clients in the CSU.
• Facilitates group activities and teaches coping skills.
• Performs laundry duties and prepares clinical documentation.

Skills

Human support work

Client monitoring

Facilitating group activities

Coaching coping skills

Job description

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Richmond Behavioral Health is currently recruiting for a full time Mental HealthTechnician in our crisis stabilization unit (CSU), a 16 bed state licensed facility specializing in crisis stabilization and hospital diversion for mentally ill adults.

General Definition of Work

Mental Health Technicians preform intermediate skilled human support work maintaining the safety of clients, monitoring clients with special needs, coordinating meal delivery and serving clients, facilitating educational groups, teaching clients coping skills, performing and assisting clients with laundry duties, encouraging clients to adhere to treatment requirements, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Lead Mental Health Technician.

Essential Functions

Facilitates and leads group activities; engages clients.

Monitors and assists clients with activities of daily living.

Performs customer service duties by meeting and greeting clients upon arrival for treatment; admits clients to the unit by taking inventory of belongings; conducts tours and orientation of unit; cleans and maintains bedrooms.

Maintains the safety and cleanliness of the unit.

Performs laundry duties for unit and client laundry; assists clients with special needs; serves meals.

Performs filing duties and provides directions.

Prepares and maintains clinical documentation and completes progress notes; completes shift reports.

Organizes the group room and the kitchens.

Coordinates discharges in full consultation with the case management team.

Faxes meal requisitions listing census counts to the catering organization.

Day shift, 7a-330p; with rotating weekends; Weekends are 3p-1130p, working at least half of the agency-observed holidays.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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