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APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$31,403.52 to
$45,142.56
PAY GRADE: 23
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
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Mental Health Technicians supplement the work of mental health professionals, health specialists, and nursing staff in providing direct client care for clients in a mental health facility.
Incumbents perform in a trainee capacity and acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required in this occupation. The Division of Public and Behavioral Health: Rural Clinics (RC) is recruiting for a full-time Mental Health Technician in Hawthorne, NV. Rural Clinics provides an array or outpatient behavioral health services for both adults and children in 16 clinics in 12 counties across Rural Nevada. Services are generally provided Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Services assist individuals to achieve self-sufficiency and recovery. Any position that requires licensure to provide clinical services must be maintained, without lapses and be in good standing with subsequent boards.
The position provides Basic Skills rehabilitative mental health interventions under the direct and clinical supervision of a Qualified Mental Health Professional to restore mental health recipients to their highest level of functioning. The position documents all services provided on progress notes that are directly related to treatment goals in the Avatar electronic health record and provides positive reinforcement, modeling, operant conditioning and other training techniques under direct and clinical supervision. Additional duties include reporting significant behavioral and/or medical problems to the interdisciplinary team; participating in interdisciplinary team and/or community meetings.
The clinic has been designed as a loan repayment site through the National Health Services Corps (NHSC), a program of the Health Research and Services Administration (HRSA). The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.***
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Graduation from high school or equivalent education and one year of experience involving public contact which may have included providing care or guidance for children, elders or others; volunteer work in providing respite to caregivers; or leading youth groups; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. |
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A valid driver's license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continued employment. |
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A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant at the cost of the applicant. |
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Pursuant to NRS 284.4066, this position has been identified as affecting public safety. Persons offered employment in this position must submit to a pre-employment screening for controlled substances. |
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This position is located in Hawthorne. |
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| The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process. |
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