Inpatient Mental Health Tech — Crisis Care & Patient Support

UofL Health; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

UofL Health is seeking a Mental Health Tech to join the psychiatric care team on the second shift. The MHT will deliver patient care under RN supervision, help maintain a safe therapeutic environment, and support crisis intervention with patients and families.

Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs, phlebotomy, transport, and collaboration with nurses and other disciplines while adhering to hospital policies and HIPAA requirements.

Qualifications

• One year inpatient or emergency psychiatry experience (preferred)
• Completion of a recognized Clinical Assistant, Medical Assistant or EMT Training Program (preferred)
• Nursing students who have completed Fundamentals of Nursing (preferred)
• CPR certification through the American Heart Association for Healthcare Providers (required)

Responsibilities

• Monitors and maintains the therapeutic environment
• Participates in identification, management, and stabilization of crisis situations
• Transports patients and remains with them for the duration of any tests performed; accompanies patients to discharge
• Assists with physical examination, safety and contraband searches, transferring, and documenting seclusion/restraint usage
• Performs vital signs and oxygen saturation monitoring, phlebotomy and point-of-care testing and documents as needed
• Assists other nursing team and/or disciplines
• Performs delegated basic nursing skills and activities of daily living in accordance with standards

Skills

Crisis intervention

Phlebotomy

Vital signs monitoring

Patient transport

Seclusion and restraint documentation

Collaboration with RN

Emergency safety procedures

Education

High School diploma or GED

Clinical Assistant/Medical Assistant/EMT training

Nursing students who completed Fundamentals of Nursing

College coursework in social and health sciences

Job description

UofL Health is seeking a Mental Health Tech to join the psychiatric care team on the second shift. The MHT will deliver patient care under RN supervision, help maintain a safe therapeutic environment, and support crisis intervention with patients and families.

Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs, phlebotomy, transport, and collaboration with nurses and other disciplines while adhering to hospital policies and HIPAA requirements.