Mental Health Technician Adolescent Care Unit
Mental Health Technician Adolescent Care Unit
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CLOSING DATE: Thursday April 24 2025 @ 4:00 PM MST
Hourly Range: $21.17/hour $25.62/hour
**APPLICANT MUST HAVE A VALID UNRESTRICTED INSURABLE DRIVERS LICENSE**
**RESUMES AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED**
ESSENTIAL DUTIES FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assists in therapeutic conduction of individual marital family and group psychotherapies for adolescents.
- Provides patient care to adolescents with acute and chronic mental health problems including depression suicide ideation bereavement psychotic episodes family conflictssubstance abuse or dependence and trauma resulting from violence or abuses of emotional physical or sexual nature.
- Coordinates service provision to patients and consults with professional colleagues as needed to promote optimal patient care including appropriate referrals for psychiatric evaluation or medication.
- Participates in individual group family and educational therapy sessions with patients.
- Works closely with other members of the total treatment team in the formulation of the total care plan for patients.
- Observes patients closely evaluating and recording any significant behavior and reaction patterns for the behavioral health teams use in reevaluation of treatment plan. Utilizes therapeutic communication skills in all interactions. Role models deescalation techniques and conflict resolution/management skills.
- Provides direct supervision and behavioral health interventions to patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Maintains appropriate records by documenting observations and therapeutic interventions administered to patients.
- Assists the Adolescents indaily activities milieu management developments and leading with group focused activities while administering therapeutic care.
- Provides clinical supervision and training to other peer mental health technicians.
- Participates in consultation with FDIHB personnel health professionals public and private resource agencies to assist patients in resolving medical social familial and behavioral health problems as needed.
- Participates in and/or initiates educational preventive or advocacy efforts in the community on behalf of behavioral health needs of patients and the community.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
MANDATORY MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Experience:
One 1 year experience with adolescents in an inpatient residential type treatment facility healthcare or learning institution setting.
Education:
High School Diploma or Equivalency (HSE)
**Please email degree transcripts license & certifications to **
NAVAJO/INDIAN PREFERENCE
FDIHB and its facilities are located within the Navajo Nation and in accordance with Navajo Nation law has implemented a Navajo/Indian Preference in Employment Policy. Pursuant to this Policy applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for this position and who are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation will be given primary preference in hiring and employment for this position and members of other federallyrecognized Indian tribes will be given secondary preference. Other candidates will be considered only after all candidates entitled to primary or secondary preference have been fully considered.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
