What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Technician (Overnight Shift) position at The Emily Program?
Our vision is a world of peaceful relationships with food, weight, and body image, where everyone with an eating disorder can experience recovery. We believe that exceptional, individualized care leads to lasting recovery from eating disorders. That’s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care.
Position Overview:
The Behavioral Health Technician supports the residential and inpatient milieu by facilitating therapeutic activity groups, assisting clients in acquiring skills to manage their eating disorder, maintaining a recovery-oriented environment, and providing general support and assistance.
Schedule:
Full-time (32 hours)
3rd Shift: 10:00pm - 6:30am
Rotating weekends and holidays required
How Behavior Health Technicians Empower Recovery
- Facilitates therapeutic activity groups which may include art activities, music, journaling, mindfulness, relaxation, games etc.)
- Participates in therapeutic supported meals and snacks
- Provides milieu support including escorting clients to on-site provider appointments
- Ability to engage, coach, and support residents as needed
- Participates in scheduled supervision and seeks supervision when needed
- Completes clinical documentation in compliance with The Emily Program and Veritas Collaborative policies and regulatory standards
- Maintains at all times the confidentiality of former and current clients’ protected health information, as directed by state and federal law, and Emily Program and Veritas Collaborative policy. Additionally, maintain confidentiality in any position with access to employee personal information.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required
- Mental health experience preferred
- Must have valid driver’s license and be authorized to drive
- Previous direct mental health experience preferred
What we offer:
- Benefits/Total Rewards: We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package, and because of that, we offer a range of plans. For full-time employees, we offer HSA and PPO health insurance plans through Blue Cross Blue Shield, dental insurance through Delta Dental, vision insurance through EyeMed, 401(k) matching, disability insurance, and employee assistance program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account Program or Health Savings Account, and more!
- Time Away: To provide the best care to our patients we know we have to provide the best care back for our employees. Paid Time Off (PTO) is not only crucial to employee success, but vital to employee wellness and we give ample personal time off (PTO) so that you can enjoy time away. Your PTO is accrued throughout the year and can be used for vacation, personal and sick time.
- Pre-Independent Supervision: Whether you are in your first internship here or hours away from full licensure, we have on the job training that will help you reach the place in your career that you strive to achieve! New Masters-Degree Therapists can accumulate hours by leading groups at the same time as earning hours to become fully licensure.
- Encouraging Career Growth – Educational Opportunities: As a national leader in the treatment of eating disorders, we are committed to providing our staff with a robust clinical education. That’s why we are an affiliate of the University of Minnesota Medical School and have a team dedicated to developing and providing ongoing education with in-house CE credit opportunities through webinars and in-person events.
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Rotating weekends
Work Location: In person