Mental Health Technician I

p style="text-align:left"bJob Posting Title/b/pMental Health Technician Ip style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bAgency/b/p452 MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERV.p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bSupervisory Organization/b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bJob Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)/b/pp style="text-align:left"span class="emphasis"Note:/span Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above./pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bEstimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)/b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bFull/Part-Time/b/pFull timep style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bJob Type/b/pRegularp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bCompensation/b/p16.60p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bJob Description/b/ppspanspan /span/spanbr /spanspan /span/span/ppspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanbspanMental Health Technician I/span/b/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanbspanJoin a team that CARES!/span/b/span/span/spanspanspanspanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspanHere at ODMHSAS, we believe in I.C.A.R.E. – Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.  Our mission is to promote healthy communities and provide the highest quality care to enhance the well-being of all Oklahomans.  We take that very seriously – because we care!/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanbspanAbout us:  /span/b/span/span/spanspanspanspanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspanCome grow with us!  The Oklahoma Forensic Center (OFC) /span/span/span/spanspanspanspanspanlocated/spanspan in Vinita, OK is a 24 hour//span/span/span/spanspanspanspanspan365 day/spanspan secure inpatient forensic facility /span/span/span/spanspanspanspanspanthat provides jail competency services for the State of Oklahoma.  Currently, OFC has 268 beds for consumers who have been found incompetent for adjudication or /spanspanadjudicated as/spanspan Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity.  OFC is expanding with /span/spanspanspannew construction/span/spanspanspan to be /span/spanspanspanfilled /span/spanspanspanin/span/spanspanspan the Fall of/span/spanspanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspanspan202/span/span/span/spanspanspanspanspan5/span/span/span/spanspanspanspanspan adding an /span/span/span/spanspanspanspanspanadditional/spanspan 84 beds.  When completed, OFC will have a total of 352 beds to house /span/span/span/spanspanspanspanspanconsumers./span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanbspanAbout the Position/span/b/span/span/spanspanspanspanspan:/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspanHere at the Oklahoma Forensic Center the Nursing department is hiring for Mental Health Technicians that would provide direct care for consumers of behavioral health treatment in an inpatient setting. This includes participation in de-escalation activities and assuring that consumers are kept safe, assist with activities of daily living, taking vitals, observing and recording patient behavior and activities, establish a therapeutic relationship with consumers, monitor and assist consumers within the facility to assure safety, transporting consumers to appointments, off grounds if needed and perform other duties as assigned.  /spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanbspanJob Type/Salary: /span/b/span/span/spanspanspanspanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanOpen/Close dates: /span/spanspanspan7/span/spanspanspan//span/spanspanspan24/span/spanspanspan/202/spanspan5/spanspan-Until /spanspanfilled/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanFull-time/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanHourly rate: /spanspanLevel I-$16.60/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanShift differential when applicable/span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanPrimary Working Hours are 6:30am-/spanspan7/spanspan:00pm/spanspan and/spanspan /spanspan7:00/spanspanpm-6:/spanspan30/spanspanam/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanFLSA Status:  Non-Exempt/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanPrimary Work Location/Department:  Oklahoma Forensic Center/Nursing/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanVacancies: Multiple/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanbspanMinimum Qualifications and Experience:/span/b/span/span/spanspanspanspanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanLevel I- No experience or education is /spanspanrequired/spanspan./span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanbspanSpecial Requirements:/span/b/span/span/spanspanspanspanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanApplicant must be able to pass an OSBI background check./spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanApplicants must be willing and able to fulfill any job-related travel normally associated with this position and as such have a valid driver’s license./spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanUpon a conditional offer of employment, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services applicants must /spanspansubmit/spanspan to a physical examination and shall meet the physical examination requirements of occasionally lifting/carrying 50 pounds and able to push and pull a maximum force of 25 pounds./spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanbspanGreat Reasons to Work with Us:/span/b/span/span/spanspanspanspanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspanODMHSAS is proud to provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees and their dependents.   Our benefits include:/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanGenerous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanA wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanFlexible spending accounts for health care expenses or dependent care/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanEmployee /spanspanassistance/spanspan programs and health and fitness programs/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspan11 paid holidays/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspan15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave the first year/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanRetirement Savings Plan with a generous match/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanLongevity Bonus for years of service/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanStudent Loan repayment options/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspan·span         /span/span/spanspanspanTraining opportunities for CEU requirements/spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanbspanDrug and Alcohol Pre-employment and Pre-placement Testing:/span/b/span/span/spanspanspanspanspan  Upon a conditional offer of employment, applicants for safety sensitive positions shall be required to /spanspansubmit/spanspan to urinalysis to test for drugs. Appointment to a safety sensitive position shall be contingent upon a negative drug test result./spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanbspanTHIS AGENCY REQUIRES COVERAGE 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS PER WEEK. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION MAY VARY DEPENDING ON BUSINESS NECESSITY. EMPLOYEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK WEEKENDS AND OVERTIME./span/b/span/span/spanspanspanspanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspanReasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request./spanspan /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspanspanspanThe State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer /span/span/span/spanspanspanspan /span/span/span/ppspanspan /span/span/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bEqual Opportunity Employment/b/pp style="text-align:left"The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability./pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"span class="emphasis-3"Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday a target="_blank" href="https://www.myworkday.com/okgov/d/inst/13102!CK5mGhMKBggDEMenAhIJCgcI1Q0Q9awD*hhchkxIfQMo~/cacheable-task/2998$46522.htmld"Jobs Hub/a./span/p