Mental Health Technician Jobs in Florida

Job Title: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHS Company: ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT INT. Location: Dunedin, FL Description: Behavioral Health Techs - FT / PT All shifts except M-F 8am-4pm. For Substance Abuse Tx Program in Dunedin. Fax resume to Register to View Reference Code Register to View

Job Title: MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN (3-11, 11-7 and must be available to work weekends) Company: Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare Location: Orlando, FL Description: 3-11, 11-7 & MUST BE AVAILABLE TO WORK WEEKENDS Provide direct interaction, safe, therapeutic atmosphere and observation for children, adolescent or adults who are receiving inpatient treatment for a persistent mental illness and who are in crisis. REQUIREMENTS: Experience as a CNA, direct care provider in behavioral health or Juvenile Justice Program and / or students of college level psychology related programs a plus. High school or GED required.

Job Title: Youth Care Worker Company: Psychiatric Solutions Location: Bradenton, FL Description: Ready to make a DIFFERENCE? As a leader in the rehabilitation, treatment and education for at-risk, troubled and special needs youths, we provide programs and services that enable successful reintegration into the community. It's work with real purpose; it's where YOU make the difference! Join our team at the Manatee Adolescent Treatment Services in Bradenton, Florida. The Youth Care Worker position is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of the male adolescents. The successful candidate will have experience working with children and/or adolescents in a juvenile justice or mental health environment. Must possess good communication, time management, role modeling and documentation skills. Must also be flexible as it relates to shift assignments. As one of our valued team members, you'll enjoy competitive compensation and excellent benefits including medical/dental/life; 401(k); voluntary supplemental benefits, employee assistance program, dependent care spending account, tuition reimbursement; and paid vacation, sick, personal days and holidays. For consideration, please apply on line.

Job Title: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECH - CNA or MHT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED - PAR Company: DelrayMedicalCenter Location: Delray Beach, FL Description: Job: Nursing Hospital/Facility: 200-Delray Medical Center - Delray Beach, FL Shift Type* : 12 Hour Day If other shift, specify : Shift begin time: Shift end time: Provide direct patient care with focus on ADL's and daily interactions. Facilitates group activities. Tenet offers equal employment opportunity to all applicants for employment and to all employees regardless of sex, age, race color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability. RJG-2007 Requirements: High School Graduate or Equivalent,CNA Certification. Certification as MentalHealth Tech also preferred in addition to CNA Certification. Documentation Skills Minimum one year experience in a behavioral health setting. Good verbal, written and interpersonal skills. BLS Certification

Job Title: Mental Health Technician NDA Company: Psychiatric Solutions Location: Mount Dora, FL Description: Responsible for the daily supervision and monitoring of residents safety, activities of daily living, school attendance and recreation activities. Requires high school diploma or equivalent. Experience working in behavioral health setting preferred. American Sign Language training provided on site. FT and Per Diem, all shifts available. Competitive salary and excellent benefits. Fax resume to Human Resources: Register to View or send resume to: National Deaf Academy, Attention: Human Resources,19650 US Hwy 441, Mt. Dora, Florida 32757. Phone Register to View . EOE

Job Title: Mental Health Technicians Company: Psychiatric Solutions Location: Bradenton, FL Description: The Mental Health Technician performs direct patient care duties in a residential behavioral health setting. The Mental Health Technician is responsible for supervising the patient in treatment, recreation, educational settings, and other activities of daily living to assess changes in their social behaviors and clinical status. The successful candidates will prioritize and identify immediate patient care needs including daily hygiene and nutritional, educational, recreational and spiritual needs. Responsibilities include: implementing the interventions identified for each patient on the master treatment plan; establishes rapport with patients and provides an open, trusting, clinically therapeutic boundary limit; guard's against patient abuse and makes proper notification when abuse is suspected; documents all written information completely, promptly and accurately and demonstrates patient's progress or lack of towards goals and responses to interventions including every 5 and 15 minute checks; provides a safe environment at all times ensuring proper level of patient supervision during daily activities and emergency behavior management interventions and seeking supervisory assistance when unusual situations arise beyond the technicians scope of expertise. Mental health technicians perform and document therapeutic holds, restraints and other behavioral intervention according to hospital procedures;ensure that patients are consistently in the proper location for the duration of the scheduled activity per established unit program schedule and properly maintains the unit milieu and behavior management program on assigned unity. Follows all level of confidentiality and HIPAA guidelines, responds to codes; fire, evacuation, disaster, etc. Provides crisis intervention utilizing least restrictive form of intervention as needed. High school diploma, GED or equivalent and two years of prior experience working with psychiatric and/or at risk troubled youth. Experience in supervision of adolescents in a residential treatment or juvenile corrections setting are preferred.

Job Title: Mental Health Technician Company: Psychiatric Solutions Location: Bradenton, FL Description: Experience. Skill. Insight. What you bring to our patients is what they need most. A career at Manatee Palms Youth Services allows you to use your expertise in a safe, friendly setting where your insight and understanding can change lives. Join us now to touch hearts and heal minds, just by doing what you do best! The Mental Health Technician performs direct patient care duties in a residential behavioral heathcare setting. The Mental Health Technician is responsible for supervising the patient in treatment, recreation, educational settings, and other activities of daily living and to assess changes in their social behaviors and clinical status. As part of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., a behavioral healthcare leader in the United States, we can offer you Competitive compensation Medical/Dental/Life insurance 401(k) Voluntary supplemental benefits Employee assistance program Dependent care spending account Tuition reimbursement Paid vacation, sick, personal days and holidays. For consideration, please apply on line.

Job Title: Mental Health Technician - PRN Company: Hospital Corporation of America Location: Palm Beach, FL Description: Promotes and supports the hospital mission and values. The mental health technician provides services, which are supportive of the nursing care given by professional and licensed nurses. Performs duties according to policies.Primary Responsibilities:(Essential Functions)1.Actively participates in departmental PI, as assigned by Unit Director.2.Accomplishes job responsibilities in a professional and timely manner.3.Demonstrates attention to detail, thoroughness and accuracy of daily work.4.Completes high quality work in accordance with outlined standards and procedures within defined time frames.5.Assumes responsibility to maintain knowledge of and compliance with all current hospital and departmental policies.6.Demonstrates knowledge and competence with the electronic medical record program.7.Demonstrates effective utilization, planning and organization of hospital/job resources.8.Sets priorities and demonstrates effective organizational skills by optimizing use of time, meeting deadlines and completing assigned tasks in a cost responsible manner.9.Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the age of patients served in his/her assigned service area.10.Demonstrates competency in interpretation of patients self-report or behavior related to the age of the patients.11.Understands the cognitive, physiologic, psychological and growth and maturational development of the patient as it relates to his/her age.12.Demonstrates ability to assess age specific data.13.Demonstrates the ability to integrate age specific factors into the plan of care and involves the patient and family in the care plan process as appropriate to age.14.Demonstrates appropriate age related nursing skills. (Age of patient population served: Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric)15.Demonstrates effective, pertinent, and legibly written documentation skills on all chart records and forms/logs per hospital/department policy and regulatory agency requirements.16.Documentation is accurate, legible and effectively completed in a timely manner.17.Occurrence reports completed per agency policy.

Job Title: Mental Health Tech (PRN) Company: Hospital Corporation of America Location: Pensacola, FL Description: Mental Health TechPRN - hours scheduled as needed onlyJOB SUMMARY:The Mental HealthTechnician (PRN - hours scheduled as needed only) assists the professional nursing personnel by performing patient care, activities, and specific tasks under the direction supervision of an RN or LPN in accordance with the philosophy, goals and objectives of West Florida Healthcare. Functions as a member of the therapeutic team within limits as designated by policies and procedures. Follows policies and procedures of West Florida Hospital. Participates in the Quality Improvement process and adheres to WFH standards of behavior.

Job Title: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECH - CNA or MHT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED - FULL TIME 7A-7P Company: Tenet Health Location: Delray Beach, FL Description: Provide direct patient care with focus on ADLs and daily interactions. Facilitates group activities.