Mental Health Aid & Technician Mental Health

Job Title : Mental Health Aid & Technician Mental Health

Location : Bonham, TX 75418-4059

Duration : 1 year to long term

Shift : 11 : 30 pm - 8 : 00 am, 7 : 30am - 4 : 00 pm and 3 : 30pm - 12 : 00 am

Onsite : Yes

Job Description :

• Perform a variety of therapeutic and supportive Health Aide tasks in assisting physicians and other professional personnel in a rehabilitation treatment program for alcohol and / or drug-dependent patients.
• Orienting patients to the treatment program.
• Observing patients for symptoms, behaviors, actions, reactions, indications, and contraindications to treatment.
• Assisting in individual or group therapy sessions or in behavior therapy sessions.
• Providing supportive assistance to patients placed on maintenance therapy.
• Perform rounding of patients every two (2) hours.
• Assisting with patient intake and discharge processes.
• Closely monitoring patients' behavior and whereabouts to maintain a safe environment.
• Escort patients throughout the facility and ensuring structure, supervision, and therapeutic engagement throughout the recovery process
• Promote a harmonious and cooperative working environment in their interaction with co-workers and supervisors.
• Follow all North Texas Health Care System guidelines and VA policies.
• Contact Medical Staff in handling patients in cases of fainting, convulsions, and illness.
• Follows universal precautions, infection prevention and control guidelines in the performance of all procedures, wears task appropriate PPE, disposes of contaminated waste, and patient isolation requirements in the performance of all procedures.
• Accessions orders by use of computer system.
• Capable of reading Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and adhering them to the current Rehabilitation Treatment Program.
• Clearly communicate the daily status and problems about the laboratory output to team members and senior management of the service.
• Health Aide will perform all duties listed as Health Aide duties in PWS to ensure proper staffing coverage.
• The Liaison Health Aide is to track the assigned staff's hours and provide a report to the RRTP Manager or COR every Friday.
• The Liaison Health Aide must communicate all requests for time off / call-ins to the RRTP Manager and Contractor for approval.
Requirement :
• BLS.
• High School Diploma.