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Chamyra Smith

Las Vegas

Summary

Dependable, ambitious, and organized professional with a strong passion for collaborating with and supporting others. Exceptional communication skills, positive attitude, and effective time management abilities. Well-rounded individual consistently excelling in problem-solving. Demonstrating outstanding leadership qualities in various industries. Thrives on exploring diverse employment opportunities.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Behavioral Health Technician

Moriah Behavioral Health
05.2024 - Current

Mental health technician

Desert Winds Hospital
08.2021 - Current
  • Observes and assist assigned patients
  • Helps with daily living activities, therapeutic and socialization activities
  • Provides patient care in a manner that promotes safety and comfort

Lead Behavioral Health Technician

Moriah Behavioral Health
05.2024 - 01.2025
  • Assisted in coordinating community outreach events, raising awareness about mental health issues affecting local populations.
  • Led interdisciplinary case conferences, fostering collaboration among team members for better client outcomes.
  • Conducted regular risk assessments on clients to ensure early identification of potential concerns or crises.
  • Promoted a positive therapeutic environment by consistently modeling appropriate behaviors and interactions with clients.

Lead Mental Health Tech

Desert Winds Hospital
08.2022 - 05.2024
  • Enhances patient well-being through safe and comfortable care.
  • Maintained accurate records of observations as per regulatory procedures.
  • Transport patients to and from appointments, clinics, laboratories, and/or treatments, as and when appropriate
  • Perform initial patient evaluations to determine treatment priorities like vital signs and height and weight

Behavioral health Tech

Harmon Hospital
12.2020 - 08.2021
  • Charts patient observations, following prescribed procedures and standards
  • Transport patients to and from appointments, clinics, laboratories, and/or treatments, as and when appropriate
  • Perform initial patient evaluations to determine treatment priorities like vital signs, height and weight
  • Transport patients to and from hospitals

Transportation

Well Care
07.2019 - 07.2021
  • Intake specialist
  • Set appointments up
  • Answering phones
  • Clean when needed

Office assistant

PUF Psychiatric Urgent Facility
11.2019 - 04.2020
  • Organize office and assist associates in ways that optimize procedures
  • Sort and distribute communications in a timely manner
  • Schedule and plan meetings and appointments
  • Monitor level of supplies and handle shortages
  • Resolve office-related malfunctions and respond to requests or issues
  • Coordinate with other departments to ensure compliance with established policies
  • Perform receptionist duties when needed

Data entry clerk

Ruff Management Services
09.2015 - 06.2019
  • Input data for clients for future references and record sales
  • Transferring data from paper copies to hard copies saved for computer files
  • Viewed and retrieved files from database
  • Knowledgeable in Microsoft Word, office and Excel software
  • Fast typing skills 45WPM

Mental Health Technician

Berhe Group Home
02.2013 - 09.2015
  • Responsible for personal care; hygiene, grooming, meal prep, companionship, and housekeeping
  • Transport to and from medical appointments, and grocery shopping
  • Performed scheduled patient safety checks and documented results to establish patients' well-being.
  • Helped patients with meals, activities of daily living (ADLs) and facility transfers to promote security and patient well-being.
  • Provided crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques for patients experiencing emotional distress or exhibiting aggressive behaviors.

Customer Service Rep

Walmart
09.2010 - 01.2013
  • Money handling, giving and receiving
  • Encounters with customers daily through customer service tasks
  • Sales marketing cash and debit payments

Education

GED -

Adult Education Program
Las Vegas, NV
05.2010

Skills

  • Customer Care
  • Administrative
  • Vital Signs
  • Communication
  • Organizational
  • Detailed-oriented
  • Time management
  • Clinical documentation
  • De-escalation techniques
  • Nonviolent crisis intervention
  • Therapeutic communication
  • Peer support supervision
  • Client engagement
  • Trauma-informed care
  • Teamwork

Timeline

Lead Behavioral Health Technician

Moriah Behavioral Health
05.2024 - Current

Lead Behavioral Health Technician

Moriah Behavioral Health
05.2024 - 01.2025

Lead Mental Health Tech

Desert Winds Hospital
08.2022 - 05.2024

Mental health technician

Desert Winds Hospital
08.2021 - Current

Behavioral health Tech

Harmon Hospital
12.2020 - 08.2021

Office assistant

PUF Psychiatric Urgent Facility
11.2019 - 04.2020

Transportation

Well Care
07.2019 - 07.2021

Data entry clerk

Ruff Management Services
09.2015 - 06.2019

Mental Health Technician

Berhe Group Home
02.2013 - 09.2015

Customer Service Rep

Walmart
09.2010 - 01.2013

GED -

Adult Education Program
Chamyra Smith