What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Tech III position at Northlake Behavioral Health System?
Northlake Behavioral Health System -
Why have a job when you can build a career?
At Northlake you can advance your career as a Behavioral Health Technician.
Enter a career in healthcare and see how you can grow with us. We offer on the job training and career advancement. Learn how you can grow into operations, nursing, clinical, or therapeutic fields…the choice is yours.
Northlake Behavioral Healthcare System takes pride in successfully serving our community. As the leader in addiction and mental health care, we are at the forefront of treatments and therapies that provide meaningful results : helping individuals lead the life they were meant to and deserve.
Nestled in a wooded retreat on the north side of Lake Pontchartrain, we are just east of the causeway and 45 minutes from New Orleans. We provide long and short-term behavioral health care to adults and adolescents, acute detox, and substance abuse care.
At Northlake Behavioral Health, we want you to shine. We strongly believe in developing your skills and rewarding your hard work. We believe where you work is essential. And while you don’t need to be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, if you are creative, curious, inspired, and resourceful, you may have what it takes to help lead our team. As our team Behavioral Health Tech, you will be responsible for the direct care of our patients. You will become a trusted face to our customers as an ambassador of our Company.
While no two days are ever the same in your role as a Behavioral Health Tech, you will grow in the following areas and can expect to :
Milieu Management
- Recognize and respond to priorities in patient care responsibilities
- Supervise and assist patients in all patient areas
- Check patients for contraband and manage the patient's valuables and belongings
- Report potential crisis situations to the nurse in charge and responds in an appropriate fashion
- Ensure patient safety through continuous supervision of patient
- Establish and maintain a professional therapeutic relationship with patients
- Practice universal precautions and environmental safety guidelines
Teaching
Performance
Assessment
Treatment Planning
Intervention
QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS FOR POSITION
You will be great for this role if you have a strong sense of responsibility and :
BENEFITS
We offer extensive on the job training, including certification in Crisis Prevention and Intervention. Additionally we offer full-time team members :
Northlake Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for all employment; free from discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preferences, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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