Transporter (Mental Health Technician

About the role

The TCBH Nursing Department is hiring for a Mental Health Technician whose primary job duty would be transportation of consumers. Secondary duties include providing non-professional direct care for consumers of behavioral health treatment in an inpatient setting.

Responsibilities

• Transport consumers as primary duty
• Provide non-professional direct care for consumers in an inpatient behavioral health setting
• Participate in de-escalation activities
• Ensure consumer safety

Pay

Hourly pay rate (Level I): $15.10 + applicable pay differentials. FLSA Status: Non-Exempt.

Schedule

Full-time, primary hours Monday–Friday, 10:00 am–6:30 pm. This agency requires coverage 24 hours, 7 days per week; work hours and location may vary depending on business necessity. Employees may be required to work weekends and overtime.

Location

Tulsa Center for Behavioral Health (TCBH) – Nursing Department.

Qualifications

• MHT I – No experience required

Requirements

• Pass an OSBI background check
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to fulfill job-related travel
• Upon conditional offer, pass a physical examination: occasionally lift/carry 50 pounds and push/pull a maximum force of 25 pounds
• Upon conditional offer for safety-sensitive positions, submit to urinalysis drug test; appointment contingent on negative result

Benefits

• Generous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums
• Wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations