Mental Health Technician

Clear Behavioral Health is looking to hire Mental Health Techs for our 6 bed mental health residentials in Torrance.

We are open 24/7.

SHIFTS AVAILABLE:

• Morning, swing, and overnight.

About Us
Since 2015, Clear Behavioral Health's dedicated, knowledgeable, and compassionate team has worked to ensure our patients receive the highest quality and most comprehensive care. We strive to assist our patients in building a foundation for lasting and meaningful recovery. Our treatment tracks are designed to meet the unique needs of our patients by providing an engaging, therapeutic rehab environment along with the latest in evidence-based clinical care. Our outcomes and reviews speak for themselves! Clear Behavioral Health currently operates 4 outpatient facilities, 1 inpatient residential detox and a mental health residential facility, most located in the South Bay.

Website

clearbehavioralhealth.com

Title: Technician

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:

• 1 year minimum experience in Behavioral Health
• Must be able to obtain a CPR/First Aid certification
• Must be able to pass TB or X-Ray clearance.
• Clean Background check/pass livescan.

Reports to : Program Director

Supervises : N/A

Basic Functions : Front line interactions with clients’ daily programming, ensures clients’ program compliance of rules and regulations, exercises good role modeling, and demonstrates proper code of ethics and protocol of documentation.

Job Competencies: Introductory-level clinical knowledge of inpatient treatment, proficient in computer programs (Word, Excel, and Outlook email application), consistent record keeping, average customer service skills, good interpersonal skills with clients and co-workers, basic knowledge of UDS, able to utilize and navigate online portals, proficient at safely driving a passenger van. Establish rapport, Screen for psychoactive substance toxicity, intoxication, and withdrawal symptoms. Screen for danger to self or others, demonstrate adherence to accepted ethical and behavioral standards of conduct, Participate in continuing professional development.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitates clients’ daily activities in the facility, wake up, chore supervision, assists with meal service, and assists with laundry.
• Observes and monitors clients’ behavior and intervenes based on schedule, individual client’s treatment plan and facility needs.
• Facilitates assigned groups/meetings/activities per program schedule.
• Documents observations/milieu interventions in client records (minimum of one entry per shift/group).
• Coordinates milieu treatment with counseling staff (via client record, staff communication, and counseling/staff meetings).
• Writes in staff shift report (including check-in and check-out as well as a summary of the shift events).
• Transports clients per supervisor’s directives (for court, doctor’s appointments, ancillary services, etc.).
• Ensures client telephones are available (ringer on) during designated hours.
• Supervises self-administration of client medications (only after provided with appropriate training).
• Ensures physical plant safety and security by conductive regular facility checks, fire drills, and disaster drills per policy and procedure.
• Orients new clients to house rules.
• Conducts check-in of new clients including search of belongings and lock-up of contraband and medications.
• Provides 1:1 supervision of at-risk clients (ATA risk, suicidal ideation, etc.) per directive from Supervisor.
• Follows emergency procedures exactly (including paging protocol, etc.)
• Provides ATA (Against Treatment Advice), prevention including 1:1 counseling, notification of assigned counselor and immediate notification of Supervisor or a Counselor, whenever a client talks about leaving the program.
• Conducts UA drug screen collection when directed, following appropriate procedures.
• Other duties assigned by Supervisor.
• Must be okay with working at our Torrance location when asked in advance.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00 - $22.50 per hour

Expected hours: 32 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• We are hiring full-time only(32-40 hours per week) does that work for you?
• We are hiring for Overnight(11pm-730am) and swing(3-1130pm) shifts, which shift works best for you?
• Are you open to working weekends?

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Crisis intervention: 1 year (Preferred)
• Behavioral health: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Torrance, CA 90504 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21 - $23