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Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services · 12 hours ago

Patient Care Technician

Grand Rapids, MI

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is a leading non-profit behavioral health system dedicated to providing expert care for mental health and substance use disorders. The Patient Care Technician will provide physical and emotional care to clients, ensuring a safe environment and participating in crisis intervention and prevention efforts.

Health CareHospitalMental HealthNon ProfitNursing and Residential CareRehabilitation

Responsibilities

Provides a safe and secure environment for persons served and staff in both individual and group settings

Collaborates in day-to-day planning/development of person served programming and implementation of programs

May assist persons served with personal care. This can include bathing, shaving, washing hands, styling hair, using the bathroom, dressing, etc.)

Actively participate in safety management, crisis intervention and prevention. This also may include monitoring, assessment, de-escalation, implementation of restrictive measures, and emergency psychiatric and medical care

Survey, document, and report and all safety repair and maintenance needs

May perform household duties such as cleaning, cooking and laundry. Drives and escorts persons served to community outings and to appointments

Documents all progress notes, medication administration, and any other relevant information, reporting any immediate concerns according to departmental policies and procedures

Responsible to monitor for and report to the designated staff any potential risk to person’s served safety that could lead to an adverse outcome

May be responsible for both random and scheduled drug testing and conducting searches of persons served and their belongings

Completes reports and paperwork as needed

Assists in the teaching of persons served/family. This may include social skills, daily living skills, and behavioral and coping techniques

Responsible to role model the mission and values of the organization through appropriate social behavior and problem solving. Provides spiritual, emotional, social, mental, and physical support to persons served

May learn and help to accomplish treatment plans and goals of persons served

May perform basic office duties including but not limited to answering phones, filing, scanning and uploading, using Microsoft Word, etc

Assist in training new staff

May be responsible to support and promote a recovery focused environment and person-centered approach within the program

If working in Hospital and Residential services, responsible to role model the mission and values of the organization, presenting a professional image that is projected in appearance, attitudes and behaviors, time management and communication skills. Provides spiritual, emotional, social, mental and physical support to persons served

Responsible of obtaining the necessity of knowledge of medications required by their position