Mental Health Tech

Responsibilities

• Acts as a primary caregiver to assigned patients, including assisting patients with daily living skills as needed
• Spend individual time with each assigned patient on a daily basis helping patients attain treatment goals
• Documents patient information for assigned patients
• Utilizes accepted intervention, under the direction of the RN, Nursing Supervisor, Nurse Manager, or Director Nursing, in dealing with problematic patient behaviors (i.e., therapeutic holds)
• Makes patient rounds as prescribed by unit policy and/or patient needs
• Rides/Drives van when assigned, and monitors patient behavior to ensure physical and emotional safety

Qualifications

• 1 year of previous experience in a mental health treatment setting or completion of mental health worker certification program preferred (Vocational-Technical)
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English (verbal/written)