MHT - Driver

Mental Health Tech needed at local leading partial hospitalization program to assist and provide transportation to patients. Applicants must be willing to work hard and have a high regard for patient satisfaction and care.

Monday - Friday 7-4pm work every other Saturday

Must have a valid Drivers License, Chauffeurs License preferred.

Provides patient assessment / treatment

• Demonstrates teamwork by carrying out routine and assigned tasks within the outpatient programs.
• Assists in provision of maintaining a safe and therapeutic milieu by monitoring compliance with hospital rules.
• Documents patient's vital signs.
• Recognizes the impact of group contagion by behavior and demonstrates assistance with therapeutic interventions
• Assists nurse with patient care tasks and the nurse or activity director with therapeutic interventions
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned
• Accompanies patients who leave the facility for medical reasons or appointments.
• Orients new MHT staff to policy and procedures, duties and responsibilities, codes of conduct and dress as assigned
• Flexible with work schedule when necessary to provide coverage
• Transport patients from their homes to the office and from the office to their homes and to doctor appointments.
• Organize the route to pick up patients and bring them home so that the route is efficient and sufficient to time management and financial considerations.
• Sign the keys in and out to the vans daily.
• Clean the transportation vans daily.
• Notify the Director two weeks prior to the need for the routine maintenance required for the vans.
• Patients to the restrooms and getting patients to the group rooms in an organized fashion.
• Assist patients with bathroom needs, brief changes, and hygiene.
• Assist with the coordination of distributing lunches, cleaning the kitchen (as assigned) after lunch, and attending to the patients' needs during lunch.
• Vacuum the carpets, keep refrigerator and kitchen clean, take out the garbage, and disinfect the bathrooms / kitchen and furniture as assigned