NaphCare - Buckeye, AZ
posted 3 days ago
About the position
NaphCare is currently seeking experienced Behavioral Health Technicians to join our team at the Arizona Department of Corrections - Lewis facility located in Buckeye, AZ! NaphCare is a family owned, medical technology company that has been delivering high quality healthcare to correctional facilities across the nation for over 30 years. Come join our team of over 4000 employees and growing! NaphCare pays well, offers outstanding benefits, and has an incredibly engaged corporate support team to make sure you have what you need to be truly excellent at what you do. NaphCare partners with correctional facilities to provide proactive, patient-focused healthcare. We recognize that we serve a unique and diverse patient population, and our onsite teams take pride in bringing excellence in care to a population in great need. Be part of a world-class team of professionals who are revolutionizing correctional healthcare as you use our cutting-edge resources, including our award winning electronic operating system.
Responsibilities
- Participates in weekly multidisciplinary treatment planning meetings
- Implements interventions for patients in a correctional mental health/healthcare setting
- Supervises patients and provides formal education in routine activities of daily living (hygiene, eating, recreation, etc.)
- Provides care and activities programming as well as social rehabilitation and leisure activities
- Assists in the preparation and maintenance of records pertaining to patient mental health
- Schedules, sets up, operates and supervises telepsychiatry appointments
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Social Work/Sciences, Therapeutic Recreation, or related field
- Two years or more experience providing activities programming for patients who have a serious mental illness required
- Competencies with Excel sufficient to create, maintain, and update scheduling databases
- Must show current tuberculosis documentation and active CPR certification
- Must be able to pass a background investigation and obtain agency security clearance where applicable
Nice-to-haves
- Level 1 Psychiatric Technician Certification from the American Association of Psychiatric Technicians preferred, not required
Benefits
- Prescriptions free of charge through our health plan
- Health, dental & vision insurance
- Employment Assistance Program (EAP) services
- 100% vested 401K and Roth with company contribution
- Tuition Assistance
- Referral bonuses
- On-site education
- Term life insurance at no cost to the employee
- Generous paid time off & paid holidays
