Mental Health Tech - Woodburn, OR, United States - Telecare Corporation

Description

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams.

Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.

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As part of the Telecare Family, the Recovery Center at Woodburn is a 15-bed sub-acute locked forensic facility for adult males 18+, who are diagnosed with a serious mental illness.

Shifts Available:

Full Time; Overnight Shift; Full Time .Afternoon Shift; When the term "members" is used in this job description, it will mean "residents".

Demonstrates the Telecare mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with the internal and external stakeholders
Provides safe, effective, and efficient implementation of direct care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and standards of care
Complies with Medicaid standards in the provision of care including following a treatment plan to provide skills training, activity therapies, and psychiatric support
Documents interventions according to program and Medicaid standards at intervals established by program leadership
Gathers and summarizes clinical data for use in assessments
Attends and participates in community meetings and groups
Documents client activities of daily living, response to interventions, and significant behavior changes as appropriate
Administers medications to all facility members per LMP orders
Accurately documents medication administration in member's record
Completes vital signs and accurately documents in member's record
Accurately tracks medication supplies during shift (completes controlled medication count, audits medication administration record for accuracy)
Communicates with LMP and nursing coordinator any concerns or needs regarding medication administration for members
Must assist with restraint of members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training
D and three (3 years of experience in a psychiatric mental health setting or BA/BS with one (1) year experience in mental health setting
Must have completed approved training and pass competency test, outside candidates must complete within 30 days of hire
Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 60 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment
Additional regulatory, contractual or local requirements may apply
Knowledge of basic psychiatric rehabilitation interventions

The position requires manual deviation, repetitive and dexterity and be exposed to uneven walking ground as well as Hazardous Exposure (Blood Borne Pathogens, Hospital Waste, Chemical & Infectious).

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability

If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.