Mental Health Tech Behavioral

About the role

The Mental Health Tech provides crisis evaluations and assessments in Psychiatry, individual and group educational therapy, and collaborates with the treatment team including Psychiatrists, Mental Health Counselors, Registered Professional Nurses, and Social Workers. They also maintain relationships with community health, welfare, and social agencies while adhering to hospital policies.

Responsibilities

- Provides crisis evaluations and assessments in Psychiatry. - Conducts individual and group educational therapy sessions. - Works closely with the treatment team, including Psychiatrists, Mental Health Counselors, Registered Professional Nurses, and Social Workers. - Maintains relationships with community health, welfare, and social agencies. - Adheres to Olean General Hospital policies and procedures.

Requirements

- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited program in mental health counseling or equivalent. - Preferred Master's degree. - Successful completion of BLS course and Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI). - Previous experience in a mental health setting is preferred. - Ability to make complex decisions, exercise independent judgment, and think critically. - Maintain composure and effectiveness in emergency situations and handle multiple priorities. - Good communication skills, both verbally and written.

Qualifications

Education and credentials: - Bachelors degree from an accredited program in mental health counseling or its equivalent. - Masters degree preferred. - Successful completion of BLS course and Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI).

Skills

- Complex decision-making processes. - Independent judgment and critical thinking. - Effective communication skills. - Ability to maintain composure and handle multiple priorities in emergency situations.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$16.54 - $22.74

Schedule

Not specified.

Contact Information

Kaleida Health Name: Kaleida Health Online: Not specified

Disclaimer

In conducting placement activities, the New York State Department of Labor acts as a portal for prospective employees and businesses. The Department does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of information supplied by prospective employees or businesses, nor does it engage in any form of screening or independent investigation of prospective employees and businesses other than matching a prospective employees self-stated qualifications to those prescribed by a business. The Department is not responsible for any employment decisions made by prospective employees or businesses, for whatever reason made. New York State Law may limit the types of disclosures that the Department can make to a business regarding a prospective employee. Businesses should not forgo any form of screening otherwise prudent to ensure a prospective employees qualifications and background meets the needs of the workplace.