Kingsley Muoka

An Experienced Mental health tech with over 6 years of experience in, Mental Health field with a background in a friendly and sometimes difficult environment.

Competencies include Integrity, Attention to Detail and preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others. Also, continue to be a compassionate and supportive worker with an ability to relate to clients and their families to facilitate a collaborative environment that fosters opportunities for independence and social acceptance.

Psychiatric Tech - Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital

(2021-11)

• Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report unusual behavior or physical ailments to medical staff.
• Issue medications from the dispensary and maintain records in accordance with specified procedures.
• Provide nursing, psychiatric, or personal care to mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or mentally retarded patients.
• Observe and influence patients' behavior, communicating and interacting with them and teaching, counseling, or befriending them.
• Take and record measures of patients' physical condition, using devices such as thermometers or blood pressure gauges.
• Encourage patients to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, or other therapeutic activities that enhance interpersonal skills or develop social relationships.
• Administer oral medications or hypodermic injections, following physician's prescriptions and hospital procedures.
• Collaborate with or assist doctors, psychologists, or rehabilitation therapists in working with mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or developmentally disabled patients to treat, rehabilitate, and return patients to the community.

Psychiatric Tech - Cypress Creek BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE.

(2018-02 - 2021-09)

• Evaluate clients for medication needs, order medication, follow Dr orders, write notes, safety evaluation, and medication Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report unusual behavior or physical ailments to medical staff.
• Provide nursing, psychiatric, or personal care to mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or mentally retarded patients.
• Observe and influence patients' behavior, communicating and interacting with them and teaching, counseling, or befriending them.
• Take and record measures of patients' physical condition, using devices such as thermometers or blood pressure gauges.
• Develop or teach strategies to promote client wellness and independence.
• Collaborate with or assist doctors, psychologists, or rehabilitation therapists in working with mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or developmentally disabled patients to treat, rehabilitate, and return patients to the community.
• Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures.
• Issue medications from the dispensary and maintain records in accordance with specified procedures.

Psychiatric Tech - Oceans Behavioral Hospital Katy.

(2016-06 - 2018-01)

• Provided direct nursing care services throughout the Medical Care.
• Cared for mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed individuals, following physician instructions and hospital procedures.
• Monitored patients' physical and emotional well-being and reported to medical staff.
• Participated in rehabilitation and treatment programs, helped with personal hygiene, and administered oral medications and hypodermic injections.
• Provided fundamental care often at its most basic level which includes assisting with patient personal hygiene, including, helping patients to bathe, use the bathroom, and maintain clean living areas.
• Trained to monitor a patient's condition by taking blood pressure readings and pulse, respiration, and temperature.
• Observed patients to detect behavior patterns and reported observations to medical staff.
• Occasionally intervene to restrain violent or potentially violent or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required.

Psychiatric Tech - Nightingale Behavioral Hospital, Dallas.

(2013-08 - 2016-03)

• Results-oriented, hands-on professional with accomplishments in interacting routinely with patients, observing behavior serving to communicate significant observations to nursing staff.
• Documenting information regarding patient care and behavior as required in policy and procedure.
• Attend to the physical needs of patients, such as personal hygiene tasks, bathing, toileting, and caring for, incontinence as needed.
• Utilize Crisis Prevention Intervention when exposed to volatile patients to maintain personal safety while ensuring safety for the patient and other individuals on the unit.
• Participate in patient treatment planning and implementation.
• Participate in the maintenance of a clean, orderly, and safe environment and report the needs for repairs and maintenance to the appropriate staff.
• Take and record measures of patients' physical condition, using devices such as thermometers or blood pressure gauges.
• Develop or teach strategies to promote client wellness and independence.
• Collaborate with or assist doctors, psychologists, or rehabilitation therapists in working with mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or developmentally disabled patients to treat, rehabilitate, and return patients to the community.
• Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures.
• Issue medications from the dispensary and maintain records in accordance with specified procedures.
• Assist in admissions and discharges of patients as assigned, including entry of patient information in the Profiler system.
• Assist nursing staff in responding to emergency situations.
• Monitored the patient with a suicide thought every 15 mins and do the daily rounds every 30 minutes.