Job Description

Mental Health Technician

Swainsboro, GA 30401

Overview

Level Entry Position Type Full Time Job Shift Days 7A Education Level Clinical Certifications Category Other

Description

The purpose of this job is to perform direct patient care processes and provide assistance to patients and nursing personnel on the assigned unit. Maintains overall departmental operations in accordance with the facilities mission and philosophy.

Qualifications

Minimal Qualifications:

High School graduate or the equivalent (GED) for those hired after 1990

Mental Health Work History

Physical / Mental Demands:

• Ability to think and work effectively under stress with frequent interruptions; to move, sit, stand, walk and bend intermittently throughout the work day, lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
• Must possess sight and hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these sources to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Use of mechanical and technical equipment required for the responsibilities assigned.
• External and internal applicants who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case by case basis.
• Position has a high expected exposure to blood borne pathogens.

The duties, responsibilities and required skills for this role are outlined on the following pages and are the basis for competency and performance evaluations. This list is intended to describe the general nature of work to be performed and not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

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