Crisis-Care Mental Health Tech | Patient Support

University Medical Center; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

UofL Health in Louisville is seeking a Mental Health Tech to support psychiatric patients under RN supervision. You will help maintain a safe, therapeutic environment, assist with daily living activities, and participate in crisis intervention and treatment implementation following physician orders and unit policies.

The role requires collaborative patient-family engagement, adherence to HIPAA, and active involvement in performance and safety initiatives within a major academic health system.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• College coursework in social and health sciences preferred.
• One year of inpatient or emergency psychiatry experience preferred.
• Completion of a Clinical Assistant, Medical Assistant or EMT Training Program preferred.
• Nursing students who have completed Fundamentals of Nursing coursework preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and maintains the therapeutic environment.
• Participates in identification, management, and stabilization of crisis situations.
• Transports patients and accompanies them for tests and discharge transportation.
• Assists with physical examinations, safety and contraband searches, transfers and discharges; documents seclusion and restraint usage.
• Performs vital signs and oxygen saturation monitoring, phlebotomy, point-of-care testing and documentation.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Vital signs monitoring

Phlebotomy

Patient transportation

HIPAA compliance

Education

High School diploma or GED

Clinical Assistant/Medical Assistant/EMT training

Nursing Fundamentals coursework

Job description

UofL Health in Louisville is seeking a Mental Health Tech to support psychiatric patients under RN supervision. You will help maintain a safe, therapeutic environment, assist with daily living activities, and participate in crisis intervention and treatment implementation following physician orders and unit policies.

The role requires collaborative patient-family engagement, adherence to HIPAA, and active involvement in performance and safety initiatives within a major academic health system.