Mental Health Tech - Behavioral Health

About the Role

Responsible for coordinating care for a group of patients for a designated period to achieve clinical outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manages hand-off communication with incoming and outgoing shifts; conducts rounds to familiarize self with patients on the unit.
• Manages the admission process up to the nursing assessment including contraband checks, new patient orientation, and the discharge process specific to accurate return of belongings.
• Routinely provides one-to-one assistance to assigned patients.
• Demonstrates the ability to supervise the therapeutic milieu including de-escalation techniques.
• Participates in department/unit performance improvement activities.
• Provides assistance with the basic activities of living as required, instructs on all aspects of self-care.
• Executes directives provided by the charge nurse.
• Milieu management abilities.
• Running Behavioral Health groups.
• Verbal de-escalation skills.

Requirements

• CPR certification required.
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) required.