Inpatient Psychiatric Care Tech

UofL Health, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

UofL Health is seeking a Mental Health Tech to assist in caring for psychiatric patients in crisis under RN supervision. You will help maintain a safe, therapeutic environment and support patients with activities of daily living, monitoring, and treatment implementation per physician orders.

Responsibilities include crisis management, patient transport, vital signs, phlebotomy, and collaboration with the nursing team to ensure high-quality patient care while adhering to hospital policies and

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required; college coursework in social/health sciences preferred.
• One year inpatient or emergency psychiatry or related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and maintains the therapeutic environment.
• Identifies, manages, and stabilizes crisis situations.
• Transports patients and accompanies them for tests or discharge transportation.
• Performs vital signs, phlebotomy, and point-of-care testing as needed.
• Assists nursing team and other disciplines per unit standards.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Vital signs monitoring

Phlebotomy

Patient transport

RN collaboration

Education

High School diploma or GED

EMT Training Program (preferred)

Job description

UofL Health is seeking a Mental Health Tech to assist in caring for psychiatric patients in crisis under RN supervision. You will help maintain a safe, therapeutic environment and support patients with activities of daily living, monitoring, and treatment implementation per physician orders.

Responsibilities include crisis management, patient transport, vital signs, phlebotomy, and collaboration with the nursing team to ensure high-quality patient care while adhering to hospital policies and