Mental Health Technician - Psychiatric Unit

Mental Health Technician - Psychiatric Unit

Peace Health is seeking a Part‑Time, 0.80 FTE Evening Mental Health Technician for its Psychiatric Unit.

Salary Range: $22.56 – $33.48 per hour.

Participate with the nursing care team in providing quality, compassionate patient care with an emphasis on the care of the psychiatric patient.

• Participate in the care, observation, and documentation of all psychiatric patients, including daily living activities, vital signs, routine specimens, dressing, ambulation, and procedures; may include attending group therapy.
• Assist nursing staff with seclusion and/or restraint and observe secluded or restrained patients.
• Assist RN with receiving psychiatric patients by ambulance or law enforcement and triage, and assist with transport if assigned to the Emergency Department.
• Maintain patient care areas and equipment clean; maintain unit supplies by stocking patient rooms and supply areas.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Accredited Acute Care Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program required; EMT program if assigned to Emergency Department.
• College coursework in Psychology or related health field preferred.

• Minimum 1 year acute care or previous psychiatric experience.
• Minimum 1 year required: experience in an acute care psychiatric facility or equivalent recent experience caring for or managing individuals with behavioral health issues; or 20 shifts or more floating to the inpatient psychiatric unit as a CNA.

• Certified Nurse Assistant – Oregon Inpatient Psychiatric and Emergency Department Units required. EMT required in place of CNA for Emergency Department.
• Within 90 days Crisis Intervention Certification – Inpatient Psychiatric Unit required.
• Basic Life Support upon hire required.

• Knowledge of age‑specific principles of growth and development to meet each patient’s needs (required).
• Problem‑solving process (required).
• Good time management skills (required).
• Skill with psychiatric patients (required).
• Competence with patient de‑escalation, restraint and seclusion (required).

• Patient handling no greater than 35 lbs without assistive equipment (NIOSH).
• Fine motor skills to grasp and control medical equipment and perform precise procedures.
• Push/pull up to 45 lbs force (e.g., medical carts).
• Hand‑on CPR at least 20 mins using 100‑125 lbs; frequency seldom or occasionally.
• Ability to move around area with frequent sitting.
• Bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, kneeling frequently.
• Lifting non‑patient up to 20 lbs occasionally and 5 lbs frequently.

• Exposure to biohazard, body fluids and airborne particles.
• Must complete tasks in a noisy environment.

• Vision and hearing required within normal limits.
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.

Peace Health is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers. Benefits include full medical/dental/vision coverage; 403b retirement plan with employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer‑paid life and disability insurance with additional buy‑up coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits; expanded EAP and mental health program.

For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a current resume with your application.

EEO Statement: Peace Health is an affirmative action employer. Ethic/Disability Employment is a kind of EEO applicable as per local, state, and federal laws.