Mental Health Tech I

About the role

This position provides non-professional direct or indirect care for consumers of behavioral health treatment in an inpatient, outpatient or residential care setting. This includes participation in de-escalation activities and assuring that consumers are kept safe. This position acts as a role model for consumers, demonstrating effective problem solving and decision-making skills and will assist in providing recreational and therapeutic activities for the child consumer, transporting residents to and from medical appointments, and assuring scheduled programming is carried out.

Responsibilities

• Participate in de-escalation activities and ensure consumers are kept safe.
• Demonstrate effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Assist in providing recreational and therapeutic activities for consumers.
• Transport residents to and from medical appointments.
• Assure scheduled programming is carried out.

Requirements

• No experience required.
• Willing to fulfill any job-related travel normally associated with this position.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Must meet physical examination requirements (occasionally lifting/carrying 50 pounds, pushing/pulling a maximum force of 25 pounds).

Qualifications

Applicants must be willing and able to fulfill any job-related travel normally associated with this position and as such have a valid driver’s license. Upon a conditional offer of employment, applicants must submit to a physical examination and shall meet the physical examination requirements of occasionally lifting/carrying 50 pounds and able to push and pull a maximum force of 25 pounds.

Skills

Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills, ability to demonstrate empathy and patience, and willingness to provide recreational and therapeutic activities.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$14.10 per hour plus shift and weekend differential.

Schedule

Varying to include evenings, nights, and weekends.

Agency

Operated by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Carl Albert Community Mental Health Center (CACMHC) is a fully accredited 15-bed psychiatric hospital and outpatient clinic. Other CACMHC offices located in Southeastern Oklahoma are—Holdenville Satellite, Heavener Satellite, Hugo Satellite, Idabel Satellite, Stigler Satellite, Atoka Satellite and Ada PACT. CACMHC is committed to acknowledging and honoring differences in ethnic and other diverse groups of people. The agency recognizes the vital role this plays in the emotional well-being, identity, and therapeutic care of adults, children and families served, and will tolerate nothing less than respectful, thoughtful, empathic attitudes from its employees and consultants. CACMHC offers rewarding career opportunities for health care professionals in a progressive and dynamic psychiatric care facility and outpatient clinic.

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