Mental Health Tech

Mental Health Tech Job Summary

As our Mental Health Technician, you will perform basic patient care services related to behavioral health under the supervision of the nurse (RN). You will also assist the patient care team with maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment, crisis intervention, and activities of daily living.

Delegated Tasks

• Obtain vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, calorie counts.
• Establish effective rapport with patients.
• Observe, monitor, and provide protection to ensure patient safety; this includes escorting patients and may involve restraining patients if needed.
• Perform bedside glucose testing and collection of samples for lab as needed.
• Assist the RN to collect data from patients on admission for patient processing and discharge preparations as instructed.
• Provide a positive role model for developing socialization skills.
• Cookordinate and participate in group activities and encourage appropriate patient interaction.

Requirements

• Certified Behavioral Health Technician preferred, PCT training within 6 months of hire.
• High school or GED preferred.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support through the American Heart Association, CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) training required for Behavioral Health.
• Lifting 100 Lbs. maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 Lbs.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Other-Fingerprint Required.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. This includes:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling.

Additional Information

HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital has been providing comprehensive healthcare services for over 40 years. We provide high-quality medical care, surgery, outpatient therapies, and acute care. We are accredited by the Joint Commission and provide 24-hour Emergency Care, Behavioral Healthcare, and Cardiovascular Services. We are one of the best-performing hospitals in the Tampa Bay area. We believe excellent people make excellence happen. If this sounds like the type of meaningful work you'd like to be a part of, we hope you'll consider our careers at South Tampa Hospital. HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses. "There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder. If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Mental Health Tech opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.