MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN (MHT)

Meridell Achievement Center is seeking several qualified Mental Health Tech (MHT) candidates to work a full-time (40 hours/week) schedule working 5, 8-hour shifts.

Visit us at: www.meridell.com

Shift: 8-hour shifts, full time days, evenings & nights now available!

Meridell Achievement Center is a nationally recognized 134-bed private residential treatment facility that specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents who have emotional, behavioral and neurobehavioral problems. Meridell has been providing exceptional care for our patients for over 50 years! We provide a wide range of services and programs that offer evidence-based treatment proven to have positive outcomes for our patients. Our inpatient and outpatient services offer supportive and compassionate care through specialty programs that are tailored to meet the needs of our patients. Our mission is to provide safe, effective, and compassionate mental health and substance use treatment. We’d love to have you join our team!

The Mental Health Tech (MHT) is a key member of the Meridell treatment team who will use sound judgment and appropriate therapeutic boundaries to provide direct care services and supervision for assigned child and adolescent patients. The MHT is involved in all aspects of the patient’s care, from getting up in the morning to getting ready for bed at night and continual monitoring while the patient sleeps. The MHT ensures high-quality delivery of programming and services that align with the mission, vision, and values of Meridell and UHS and in accordance with government regulation, licensing and accredidation requirements. The care provided by MHTs contributes to the achievement of organizational goals and objectives.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ensure patient safety throughout shift
• Provide patients guidance with self-help skills required for everyday life
• Instruct patients about basic rules and expectations
• Act as a role model for patients through demonstrating effective problem solving and decision-making skills
• Assist with recreational and therapeutic activities
• Transport patients to and from medical appointments
• Assure patients participate in scheduled treatment programming
• Provide assistance in school
• Responsible for timely and accurate documentation of patient conditions to include physical, emotional, and mental statuses
• Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements:

• High School graduate or equivalent (some college preferred)
• Valid Texas Driver’s License and a good driving record (for transports with patients)
• Can pass a drug screen, thorough background check and central registry check
• Must be dependable, compassionate, and willing to learn our treatment programs
• Must work well under pressure
• Enjoys working with children and adolescents
• Creative, willing to learn
• Willing to become a member of a team of caring mental health professionals
• Must be 21 and older to apply

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Loan forgiveness
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Pet insurance
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry

Physical setting:

• Rehabilitation center

Schedule:

• 5x8
• 8 hour shift
• Weekend availability

Standard shift:

• Evening shift
• Night shift

Weekly schedule:

• 5x8
• Rotating weekends

COVID-19 considerations:
All employees are required to be fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine, or have an approved exemption on file prior to start date.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Liberty Hill, TX 78642: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location

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