Clear Behavioral Health is looking to hire Mental Health Techs for our 6 bed mental health residential.
We are open 24/7.
Minimum Qualifications/Requirements: MUST BE OPEN TO WORKING AT BOTH OUR TORRANCE and MANHATTAN BEACH LOCATION.
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
- Current CPR/First Aid certification
- Must have current TB or X-Ray clearance.
- Proof of Covid Vaccine
- Valid RADT/RAC
- Clean Background check
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.
- Must be okay with working at both our Manhattan Beach and Torrance location when asked in advanced.
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.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $21.00 - $22.00 per hour
Expected hours: 32 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Patient demographics:
Schedule:
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Overnight shift
Application Question(s):
- This position entails being able to work at both our Manhattan Beach and Torrance locations. Does that work for you?
- We are looking to hire ASAP, when can you start?
- Are you open to working weekends?
- We are only hiring for full time, does that work for you?
- What experience do you have in either the substance abuse or mental health field?
- Are you open to working a variety of shifts, for example, working morning one day, swing the next, and overnight the following day?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Patient care: 1 year (Preferred)
- mental health caregiving: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
- RADT/RAC (Preferred)
- CPR Certification (Preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
- Overnight Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: In person