Child & Adolescent Mental Health Tech — Crisis Care

University of New Mexico - Hospitals; Rio Rancho (NM); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus Available

Job summary

University of New Mexico Hospitals in New Mexico is seeking a Mental Health Technician to join the Behavioral and Mental Health team. The role involves providing patient care in a dynamic setting, ensuring safety, and supporting treatment plans for children, adolescents, and adults.

Shift pattern is 3 x 12-hour, with night differentials for weekdays and weekends. A sign-on bonus is available and training to meet UNMH Mental Health Tech requirements is provided.

Qualifications

• Essential: High School or GED Equivalent.
• Training.
• UNMH Mental Health Tech w/in 6 Months
• Experience: 1/2 year directly related experience
• Nonessential: Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo

Responsibilities

• PATIENT CARE - Provide care to patient in a manner that considers and promotes safety, comfort, and the therapeutic environment
• 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
• TRANSPORT - Transport patients to and from appointments, clinics, laboratories, and/or treatments
• MEETINGS - Attend and participate in group sessions, in-service education, and staff meetings
• POLICIES - Follow and maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards
• DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
• PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Skills

Crisis intervention

Patient care

Safety protocols

Education

High School or GED Equivalent

Training

Job description

University of New Mexico Hospitals in New Mexico is seeking a Mental Health Technician to join the Behavioral and Mental Health team. The role involves providing patient care in a dynamic setting, ensuring safety, and supporting treatment plans for children, adolescents, and adults.

Shift pattern is 3 x 12-hour, with night differentials for weekdays and weekends. A sign-on bonus is available and training to meet UNMH Mental Health Tech requirements is provided.