Mental Health Technician

About the role

Mental Health Technicians play a crucial role in providing a caring and safe healing environment for patients at Regions Hospital. They collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists, physician assistants, occupational therapists, nurses, social workers, and others to ensure comprehensive and personalized care.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care to patients experiencing mental illness(es) and their families using de-escalation skills, group dynamics, and facilitation.
• Work with the Mental Health Care team to address emergent and urgent issues as needed.
• Perform activities of daily living (ADLs) on a daily basis.
• Assist with therapeutic programming and milieu management.
• Collect patient data including vital signs, weights, intake & output.
• Collect routine patient specimens such as urine, stool, and finger stick blood glucose as directed.
• Respond to call lights and requests and assist nurses with procedures as requested.
• Document and chart care provided in the electronic health record.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of a post-secondary education program in behavioral sciences OR completion of one year of a post-secondary education in behavioral sciences or health care field.
• Completion of one year of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with mental illness OR 1 year of similar related health care experience as applicable.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Completion of a post-secondary education program in behavioral sciences OR completion of one year of a post-secondary education in behavioral sciences or health care field.
• Completion of one year of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with mental illness OR 1 year of similar related health care experience as applicable.

Skills

Skills required for this position include:

• De-escalation skills.
• Group dynamics and facilitation.
• Therapeutic programming and milieu management.
• Ability to perform ADLs and collect patient data.
• Knowledge of specimen collection techniques.
• Proactive response to patient needs.
• Effective communication and documentation skills.

Benefits

Regions Hospital offers a competitive benefits package including medical insurance, dental insurance, 401k with match, disability insurance, and tuition reimbursement. Additional benefits include an on-site employee fitness center, on-site employee clinic, and a Center for Employee Resilience.

Pay

The pay rate for this position is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

This role is part-time (0.50 FTE or 20 hours per week), with shifts available during Day and Evening shifts. There is a rotation of every other weekend and some holidays.