Mental Health Care Technician — Flexible Schedule & Growth

Mission Community Hospital; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Scheduling

Opportunities for Career Growth

Competitive Pay

Job summary

Mission Community Hospital in Los Angeles is seeking a Mental Health Worker to assist licensed nurses in delivering patient care in a behavioral health setting, with day shifts. You will communicate changes in patients’ clinical status to the team and support basic nursing tasks under supervision.

The role emphasizes teamwork, patient rights, and safe, compassionate care, with a focus on de-escalation, monitoring vital signs, and aiding with ADLs in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Able to perform routine patient-care activities; physical strength to assist patients.
• Good communication skills. Must read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Able to perform simple arithmetic calculations.
• Ability to understand and use medical terminology.
• Current BLS/CPR.
• FIRE Card obtained within 60 days of employment.
• Initial MABPRO MAB or current MABPRO certification by completion of unit orientation.
• Advanced MABPRO certification by completion of unit orientation.

Responsibilities

• Insures that all Patient Rights are followed and adhered to.
• Participates in providing cost-effective, quality, efficient patient care, under the direction of licensed nursing personnel in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates leadership skills in de-escalation, seclusion, or restraint episodes following all hospital policies and procedures.
• Obtains and documents, vital signs, height, weight, intake, and output accurately and reports all findings to nursing personnel. Consistently alerts RN to changes in vital signs, inadequate intake, or changes in the patient’s condition.
• Completes admission tasks as required by unit including, cataloging of patient’s belongings and assisting RN in providing new patient orientation to unit/schedule. Labels patient’s belongings that are stored and follows hospital policy for safeguarding valuables.
• Recognizes and assists patients with ADL needs including bathing, ambulation, grooming and monitoring dietary intake taking into account the patients age and physical condition.
• Assists the RN in identifying patients at risk for falls and follows fall precaution policies.
• Provides care under the direction of a Registered Nurse to patients, including actions that meet their psychosocial, age specific, and physical needs.
• Demonstrates basic knowledge of mental health disorders.

Job description

Mission Community Hospital in Los Angeles is seeking a Mental Health Worker to assist licensed nurses in delivering patient care in a behavioral health setting, with day shifts. You will communicate changes in patients’ clinical status to the team and support basic nursing tasks under supervision.

The role emphasizes teamwork, patient rights, and safe, compassionate care, with a focus on de-escalation, monitoring vital signs, and aiding with ADLs in a fast-paced environment.