Mental Health Tech (PRN) (Day Shift)

About the role

New Directions is the Geriatric Behavioral Health Unit for Dodge County Hospital. This PRN position works 7:00 am–7:00 pm with some weekend work required.

The Mental Health Tech provides direct patient support and assistance to individuals receiving geriatric behavioral health services in a safe, therapeutic, and structured environment. The Mental Health Tech assists the nursing and interdisciplinary treatment teams in implementing individualized treatment plans, maintains accurate documentation, and promotes patient dignity, confidentiality, and respectful care. All duties are performed in accordance with hospital policies, applicable state and federal regulations, patient rights requirements, and DNV accreditation standards.

Responsibilities

• Performs patient care responsibilities considering the needs specific to the standard of care for the geriatric patient and the patient’s clinical condition.
• Assists in the preparation for admission of patients.
• Provides morning care, which may include bed, bath, or shower, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, dressing patients, changing bed linen, cleaning overbed table and bedside stand, straightening room and other general care as necessary throughout the day.
• Provides evening care which includes hands/face washing as needed, oral hygiene, back rubs, freshening linen, cleaning overbed tables, straightening room and other general care as needed.
• Assists LPNs in treatment procedures.
• Provides general nursing care such as positioning patients, lifting and turning patients, applying/utilizing special equipment, assisting in use