Mental Health Tech PRN

Description

Mental Health Technicians provide high quality care to patients who are hospitalized with psychiatric or emotional disorders. They support the hospital program philosophy of care, support and ensure a therapeutic milieu for all patients, communicate with nursing staff constantly, and participate in the patient plan of care as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.
• CPR and SAMA is required (training required and employer provided).
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years clinical experience, preferably in a behavioral healthcare setting. Experience in a free standing psychiatric hospital preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent communication skills and ability to listen with a pleasant demeanor.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize with strong time management skills.

Physical Demands

With or without reasonable accommodations, must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand for sustained period of time, walk, pull, lift, raise and move objects from position to position (up to 50 lbs.), finger grasp; feel sizes, shapes, temperatures, and textures; express or exchange ideas orally and potentially loudly, accurately, or quickly; visually detect, determine, perceive, identify, recognize, judge, observe, inspect, assess; perceive the nature of sound with or without correction; perform repetitive motions of the wrist, hands, or fingers.

Benefits

Full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, company paid disability, 401(k) and a generous amount of paid time off.