Mental Health Technician/Driver

The Mental Health Technician/Driver provides direct patient care to patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders, supports a therapeutic setting and ensures the safety and well-being of patients.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :
Accompanies and transports patients as assigned Responsible for safely transporting patients to and from Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital Responsible for complying with all Federal, State, and Local traffic laws Maintains the cleanliness of the company vehicle Maintains a good rapport with patients Assists with phone calls to patients to confirm driving times and dates Monitors patients' progress and communicates information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team Encourages and facilitates patients' participation in therapeutic activities Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients Participates in maintaining the therapeutic setting, enforces the CPI system or other methods of behavior management Carries out clerical and administrative assignment to support patient care, program, and organization operations Helps identify patients' problems, needs, and strengths Suggests modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients' behavior Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment. Orients new patients to facility, program, and setting Schedule is Monday - Friday, 6:00am - 2:30pm Requirements High school diploma or GED required Current CPR Valid Driver's license and insurance Experience with therapeutic limit-setting helpful or an understanding of level systems or other behavior management modalities helpful Ability to maintain professional boundaries Benefits Benefits package is available the first of the month following just one (1) month of employment!
Desert Parkway offers competitive benefits to include:
Health Insurance (three plans to chose from) - full time employees only Dental insurance (two plans to choose from) Vision insurance 401K Retirement Plan Healthcare spending account Dependent care spending account PTO Plan with holiday premium pay Discounted cafeteria meal plan Life insurance (including plans for spouse and children) Short- and long-term disability (with additional buy-in opportunities) Pet Insurance Identity Theft Insurance