Mental Health Technician needed to work at Andrews Air Force Base in the Washington DC Area

Opening for a Mental Health Technician to work at Andrews Air Force Base in the Washington DC Area.

contractor with the US Air Force to provide CIVILIAN medical staff at all of the 65 bases nationwide  providing services to the Active Duty personnel and their dependents on base.

 

On These jobs you can:

ü  Use ANY STATE LICENSE!

ü  Not  have to worry about Mal-practice .  The USAF handles all professional liability claims for healthcare workers

ü  Not have to deal with Managed Care

ü  Work Schedule of:  Shift work to include Day, Evening, Night & Weekends -- 8 to 12 hour shifts not to exceed 80 hours every 2 weeks

 

 

SUMMARY. Supports mental health services in psychiatry, psychology, social work, family advocacy, substance abuse prevention and rehabilitation, and mental health programs. Manages mental health service resources and activities. Assists mental health professional staff with developing and implementing treatment plans. Performs specified mental health treatment. Reports and documents patients care. Related DoD Occupational Subgroup: 302.

1 QUALIFICATIONS.

 

1.1 Knowledge. Knowledge is mandatory of: psychiatry, psychology, social work, family advocacy, and nursing principles, procedures and theories; confidentiality and legal aspects of patient care; understanding of medical, nursing, and mental health terminology; psychopathology; adjustment mechanisms; substance abuse pathology; 12 core functions for substance abuse counselor certification; combat and disaster casualty care management; communication processes; critical incident stress management debriefings, specialized mental health and nursing treatment techniques; anatomy and physiology; deviant and unacceptable behavior; principles of interpersonal relationships; counseling and interviewing techniques; diagnostic nomenclature; psychopharmacology; administration and scoring of psychological tests; medical and mental health ethics; medical and clinical records administration; principles of milieu therapy; personnel, unit and clinic management; and budgeting and acquisition of supplies and equipment.

 

1.2 Education. For entry into this specialty, completion of high school is mandatory. Completion of college courses in psychology, social or behavioral sciences such as psychology, counseling, substance abuse treatment, sociology, and marriage and family is desirable.

 

1.3 Training.  Completion of a civilian or military mental health service course is desired.

 

1.4 Experience.  Experience administering, scoring, and reporting psychological test results; interviewing patients to obtain biopsychosocial history, personal information; and assisting professional staff to carry out prescribed treatment plan.  Also, experience conducting briefings, performing or supervising psychological test administration; and interviewing, and assisting in patient treatment, or substance abuse prevention and counseling.

 

1.5 Absence of any speech impediment, and ability to read aloud and speak distinctly.

 

1.6 No record of emotional instability, personality disorder, or unresolved mental health problems.