Mental Health Technician

3 weeks ago

Oklahoma City, United States HOPE Community Services, Inc. Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionSalary: $19.00

HOPE is very excited about the expansion of our Urgent Recovery Center (URC).  Our (URC) is a place of stabilization providing an emergency assessment and intensive support for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance abuse crisis. The URC setting allows individuals 18 and over to de-escalate from a crisis state in a safe therapeutic environment. With a goal of resolving the immediate crisis and stabilizing at the lowest level possible, services may also include meals/showers, detox screening, case management/peer services, and emergency medication. The URC is staffed 24/7/365 with a multidisciplinary team of a prescriber, nurse, licensed behavioral health practitioner, and peers with lived experience similar to the population served.


Schedule:  3/4 12-hour shifts - 7 pm - 7 am

Saturday Rotation: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday each week, with alternating Wednesdays 


Some of our Great Benefits Include: 

  • Competitive Pay, Shift Differential and Overtime
  • 100% Paid Healthcare and Dental
  • 11 Paid Holidays per year, Time & 1/2 for worked holidays
  • 2 weeks of PTO – first year
  • 10% Retirement Contribution – No Match Required
  • Flexible spending account for healthcare expenses or dependent care
  • Employee Assistance Program 
  • Professional Development Opportunities


SUMMARY  

Under immediate general supervision, the Mental Health Technician (MHT) provides peer support services; serves as an advocate; provides information and peer support for consumers.  The MHT provides direct care and supervision to consumers at the Urgent Recovery Center (URC) and assures consumers are kept safe.  The MHT will possess the skills to maintain a high level of professionalism, ethics and interactions with all ODMHSAS stakeholders. 

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 

 

  • Adheres to agency policy and procedures, as found in the online SharePoint folder.  Also adheres to CARF and DMHSAS standards and criteria, federal and state confidentiality rules and regulations, and any special funding source requirements including Medicaid and HCA regulations. 
  • Supports and promotes a service environment for individuals in need of behavioral health and/or co-occurring services that are recovery focused, welcoming, and attentive to the needs of individuals who may have experienced trauma in their lives.  Attends annual core competencies training in relationship to individuals with co-occurring disorders or who have experienced trauma in their lives.  
  • Establishes and maintains professional working relationships with supervisor and peers.  Can effectively work within a team or group setting cohesively.  
  • Monitors eligibility status and makes application for Social Security, Title XIX (Medicaid), QMB, and other benefits the client may qualify for and seeks to assist eligible clients in the Health Home Services.  
  • Utilizes knowledge, skills and abilities to teach and mentor the value of every individual's recovery experience; model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies; assist service recipients in articulating immediate stabilizing personal goals for recovery.  
  • Establishes rapport with clients, assessing client needs; organizes, plans, and delivers face-to-face client services; and provides verbal de-escalation when necessary.  
  • Provides and advocates for effective recovery-oriented services  
  • Assists consumers in obtaining services that suit that individual's recovery needs.  
  • Informs consumers about community and natural supports and how to utilize these in the recovery process.  
  • Assists clients in finding and accessing community resources needed to maintain independent functioning.  
  • Responsible for maintaining strictest confidentiality guidelines for interactions regarding consumer and family information.  
  • Utilizes the philosophy of Collaborative/Therapeutic Documentation to meet clinical record keeping documentation standards and ensure documentation is completed with the Consumer to the extent possible and all documentation is completed on the same day of the date of service.  
  • Responsible for seeking out supervisory assistance for additional training and to enhance skill set as needed.  
  • Reports and documents services in accordance with agency policy and procedures.  Adheres to HOPE policy and procedure of having documentation completed by the end of the next business day. 
  • May be required to work evening or weekend hours.  
  • May be required to provide services in a community and/or primary care setting.  
  • May be required to provide client transportation using a personal vehicle or agency owned van or small bus.  
  • Performs other related duties as assigned. 

 

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE  

High School diploma or GED and at least 1 year of work experience in an inpatient setting. 

 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS  

May be required to obtain certification for C-PRSS 

Required to complete Therapeutic Options or approved safety training and annual updates. 

May be required to obtain and maintain First Aid and CPR Certifications. 

In order to provide client transportation in private or agency vehicles, must possess current, valid Oklahoma license, and meet HOPE insurance requirements.  HOPE will annually obtain copy of Motor Vehicle Record from the Department of Public Safety. 


EOE STATMENT  

At HOPE, we are committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.  Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the community we serve.  We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. 

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