What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Worker position at Akua Behavioral Health?
Position: Mental Health Worker
Type: Hourly, Full-Time, Non-Exempt
Compensation: $21 hourly
Benefits:
- Health Insurance (Medical, Vision, Dental)
- PTO (Vacation, Sick)
- Equity Shares (ESOP)
- Educational Stipend
Shifts:
- AM (6:30am - 3:00pm)
- PM (2:30am - 11:00pm)
- NOC (10:30pm - 7:00am)
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in medication protocol
- Ensure that all staff are trained on emergency life support protocols
- Team player with a passion for helping addicted individuals.
- Coordination of Client transportation and assistance with client activities
- Creating and maintaining a safe, comfortable, and client-focused treatment environment
- Maintain strict client confidentiality/HIPAA compliance
- Ensuring 100% client satisfaction with care
- Complete client charting on electronic healthcare software (KIPU)
- Adherence to facility policy and procedures, State & Federal law, and Joint Commission accreditation regulations and standards
Qualifications and Skills:
- License/Certification: Psych Tech, RADT, EMT (Preferred)
- Education: High School Diploma / GED or Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)
- Experience: 1 years of behavioral healthcare experience (preferred)
- Additional:
- Valid CA Driver's License (required)
- Current Health Screen / Physical (required)
- TB Test Clearance (required)
- Live Scan (required)
- Current CPR/First Aid certificate (required)
Important Qualities:
- Professional appearance, aptitude, and attitude
- Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries
- Impeccable ethics and integrity
Company Description:
Akua Behavioral Health is California’s leading mental health and substance abuse treatment center. We provide our clients with individualized, compassionate treatment from Master’s and Doctorate level clinicians across various levels of care at fully licensed and accredited facilities throughout Northern and Southern California. To give our clients the best chance at lasting recovery, we pioneered an integrative East-meets-West approach that combines Western evidence-based treatment with holistic Eastern traditions to treat the mind, body, and spirit. Our mission is to create an environment of healing and transformation for each client seeking change.
Salary : $21
