Mental Health Tech

Position: MENTAL HEALTH TECH
Location: El Prado

Sign-On Bonus Available Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials Minimum Offer $ 16.22/hr maximum Offer $ 22.95/hr compensation Disclaimer Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations. Department:
Behavioral Svcs at MATS Center FTE: 0.90 Full Time

Shift: Nights

Position Summary:

Provide child, adolescent, or adult patient care in a treatment or educational milieu; assist in the maintenance of a safe, secure environment that enhances treatment and/or educational effectiveness. May operate in an in-patient/residential environment, or in outreach environment, such as in homes, schools, and/or community agencies. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:
* PATIENT CARE - Provide care to patient in a manner that considers and promotes safety, comfort, and the therapeutic environment
* EDUCATION - Provide education and training specific to individual patient needs, abilities, learning preferences and readiness; provide educational resources to patients and/or family members in coordination with treatment team
* CHARTING - Chart observations and other required documentation on assigned patients, behaviors, following prescribed procedures and standards; chart according to treatment plan; use electronic medical record when required
* PHYSICAL NEEDS - Assist with the physical needs of patients; may include taking manual vital signs, weights, and urine, stool, and sputum specimens as designated
* PATIENT CARE - Assist patients with activities of daily living; attend to patient behavioral problems and provide assistance and coordination in crisis intervention as needed
* PATIENT TREATMENT - Participate in the development, coordination and implementation of patient treatment programs
* CONFIDENTIALITY - Maintain confidentiality of patient records, adhering to HIPAA guidelines
* LIAISON - In collaboration with treatment team, may act as liaison with other departments, staff and patients
* TRANSPORT - Transport patients to and from appointments, clinics, laboratories, and/or treatments
* ACTIVITIES - Work with other multi-disciplinary team members to lead milieu activities such as activities of daily living, current events, goals and fitness groups; community meetings, school and/or recreational activities as appropriate
* MEETINGS - Attend and participate in group sessions, in-service education, and staff meetings
* REGISTRATION - Process patient admission and registration as appropriate
* COMPUTER - Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing and accessing appropriate computer and information system
* CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM - Ensure and monitor that the Crisis Response Team is adequately staffed per shift as appropriate and assigned
* CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM - Participate as a member of the Crisis Response Team responding to calls related to psychiatric services or assessed as a psychiatric crisis; assist staff with patients in crisis; assist with transports of psychiatric patients
* PHLEBOTOMY - May perform phlebotomy duties as assigned
* LIAISON - In collaboration with treatment team, may act as liaison with other hospitals, law enforcement agencies and families of patients
* TRAINING - Provides staff training in coordination with Behavioral Health Education as directed by management; may include BLS, CPI and/or First Aid instruction
* PATIENT ASSISTANCE - Coordinate, lead, and/or train mental health and/or other patient care staff, as assigned and appropriate, in the performance of day-to-day patient assistance duties
* DIRECTION - Provide direction and coordination to staff as assigned and appropriate
* LIAISON - Act as communication liaison to supervisor/charge nurse to report unit issues and provide end-of-shift report
* ORDER ENTRY - Complete order entry of lab work, x-rays and/or other patient procedures as designated
* OVERSEE - Oversees the logistics and functioning of assigned units to assure a therapeutic milieu
* PRECEPT - Act as preceptor for staff as assigned and designated by management
* TRAINING - In collaboration with Behavioral Health Education or designated staff, may develop a staff or patient training/education course or group, or teach an existing/ongoing course or group as directed
* UNIT DUTIES - Monitor completion and accuracy of charting, cleaning and other unit duties as designated
* SAFETY - Assist patients to regain behavior control; escort patients to safe area using least restrictive means possible; apply restraints as needed; assist with administration of emergency medications and daily living activities
* OTHER DUTIES - Perform other duties as assigned or requested
* POLICIES - Follow and maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality assurance…