MHT - SMHW FL

ET HEALTH HOLDINGS LLC; Florida; Vor Ort; USD 21.000 - 30.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ET HEALTH HOLDINGS LLC is seeking a Mental Health Technician to provide direct patient care and supervision in Residential, PHP, and IOP settings. The role supports treatment programming, documents patient behaviors, and uses de-escalation techniques to maintain safety and dignity.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to promote a structured, recovery-focused environment, ensure safety, and assist with daily living activities while adhering to JC, AHCA, HIPAA, and organizational standards.

Qualifikationen

• Direct patient care in residential, PHP and IOP settings.
• Ability to monitor safety and respond to crises using approved de-escalation techniques.
• Document observations accurately in EMR and communicate with the treatment team.

Aufgaben

• Provide direct supervision and observation of patients in multiple treatment programs.
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic, and recovery-focused environment.
• Respond to crises with CPI or approved behavioral management techniques.
• Collaborate with therapists, nurses and case managers in treatment planning.
• Complete required documentation and incident reports.
• Transport patients when assigned and ensure safety checks.

Kenntnisse

Direct patient care

Crisis de-escalation

Safety monitoring

Team collaboration

Documentation

ADL assistance

Tools

KIPU EMR

EMR knowledge

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

The Mental Health Technician (MHT) is responsible for providing direct patient care, supervision, safety monitoring, and therapeutic support to individuals receiving treatment for mental health and substance use disorders in Residential, PHP, and IOP settings. The MHT works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary treatment team to promote a safe, structured, and recovery-oriented environment while maintaining compliance with Joint Commission (JC), Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), HIPAA, and organizational standards.

The MHT is responsible for maintaining patient safety, supporting treatment programming, assisting patients with daily living activities, documenting patient behaviors, responding appropriately to behavioral crises, and utilizing approved de-escalation techniques to reduce risk while preserving patient dignity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Patient Care & Supervision

• Provide direct supervision and observation of patients in Residential, PHP, and IOP programs.
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic, and recovery-focused environment.
• Monitor patient behavior and emotional well-being throughout each shift.
• Conduct and document routine patient safety checks in accordance with physician orders and facility policies.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living (ADLs) when appropriate.
• Monitor patient participation in treatment activities and therapeutic groups.
• Assist patients with orientation to the program and facility expectations.
• Encourage appropriate social interaction and healthy coping skills.

Crisis Intervention & De-escalation

• Utilize approved verbal de-escalation techniques to safely manage patients experiencing behavioral or emotional crises.
• Respond appropriately to psychiatric emergencies and behavioral incidents.
• Implement Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) or other approved behavioral management techniques consistent with organizational policy.
• Recognize early warning signs of agitation, aggression, self-harm, suicidal ideation, or escalating behaviors.
• Assist licensed clinical staff during crisis interventions.
• Maintain patient dignity and utilize the least restrictive interventions possible.
• Participate in post-incident debriefings and complete required incident documentation.

Residential Operations

• Perform routine environmental safety rounds.
• Ensure patient rooms and common areas remain safe, clean, and free of hazards.
• Monitor patient compliance with facility rules and schedules.
• Conduct room searches, belonging inventories, and contraband checks in accordance with company policy.
• Assist with meal supervision and medication line monitoring (without administering medications unless otherwise authorized).
• Support recreational and therapeutic activities.

Treatment Team Collaboration

• Work collaboratively with:
  • Therapists
  • Case Managers
  • PMHNPs
  • Nursing Staff
  • Admissions
  • Medical Director
  • Clinical Supervisors
  • Residential Leadership
• Participate in shift reports and treatment team meetings as assigned.
• Communicate significant patient observations to licensed clinical staff promptly.

Documentation

• Complete accurate and timely behavioral observations.
• Document patient interactions in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), KIPU preffered.
• Complete safety check logs, shift reports, transportation logs (if applicable), incident reports, and other required documentation.
• Ensure documentation complies with Joint Commission, AHCA, and organizational standards.

Transportation (if assigned)

• Safely transport patients to appointments, meetings, recovery activities, and approved outings.
• Maintain a valid driver's license and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).
• Perform vehicle safety inspections before transporting patients.
• Ensure compliance with transportation policies and patient safety procedures.

Compliance & Safety

• Maintain compliance with:
  • Joint Commission Behavioral Health Standards
  • Florida AHCA regulations
  • HIPAA
  • OSHA
  • Infection Prevention standards
  • Patient Rights regulations
  • Company policies and procedures
• Participate in emergency preparedness drills.
• Maintain awareness of patient rights and confidentiality requirements.
• Immediately report safety concerns, abuse allegations, neglect, exploitation, medic