+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is actively seeking to | | | fill Mental Health Technician | | | positions at Westway (a | | | residential crisis stabilization | | | unit) in Laurel, MS. The Mental | | | Health Technician will work under | | | the general supervision of a | | | registered nurse while assisting | | | consumers according to treatment | | | plans. This position has a | | | significant role in direct | | | consumer care and is a | | | fundamental element in providing | | | a safe and therapeutic | | | environment for consumers. | | | Evening, Night and weekend time | | | shifts available. | | | | | | This is a PRN position. | | | | | | For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental | | | Healthcare Resources has served | | | individuals throughout the Pine | | | Belt.  Through an extensive | | | continuum of care, we strive to | | | enable adults with serious mental | | | illnesses, children with serious | | | emotional disturbances, and | | | individuals with an addiction or | | | developmental disability to live, | | | work, learn, and participate | | | fully in their communities.  Our | | | eighteen county service area | | | includes Amite, Franklin, | | | Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, | | | Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, | | | Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, | | | Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, | | | Stone, Walthall, Wayne | | | Counties.  | | | | | | We offer a competitive benefits | | | package including company paid | | | Life Insurance and LTD. | | | Health/Dental/Vision, FSA and | | | HSA, 403(b) retirement and other | | | voluntary benefits are available | | | along with a generous leave | | | policy. | | +----------------------------- -----+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Bachelor's degree in | | | behavioral healthcare | | | preferred | | | - Valid driver's | | | license with satisfactory | | | driving record required | | | - Demonstrates good | | | interpersonal skills | | | necessary to deal tactfully | | | and effectively with people | | | in crisis situations | | | - Demonstrates ability to | | | accept direction and | | | responsibility for the care | | | of consumers under treatment | | | for psychiatric disorders | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Accepts emergency/crisis | | | calls. Responds to front-line | | | first responder needs via | | | telephone. | | | - Triages calls according to | | | intensity, service needs, | | | critical timing, and | | | assignment of staff. | | | - Assists residents in all | | | areas of physical care and | | | hygiene of patients. | | | - Documents client behaviors | | | observed during shift and | | | charts into Electronic | | | Medical Records. | | | - Participates in activities | | | for clients. | | | - Prepares, gives, and | | | participates in instructional | | | training. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+