Mental Health Security Tech

Upson Regional Medical Center; Thomaston (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Upson Regional Medical Center is seeking a Mental Health Security Tech to support admissions, secure patient belongings, and orient patients to the unit. Duties include responding to calls, transporting patients, and maintaining safety for patients and staff throughout shifts.

Requirements include a high school diploma, current BLS, and crisis prevention certification within three months of hire; healthcare experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; current BLS certification required.
• Crisis prevention intervention certificate within three months of hire.
• Prefer at least one year of healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patient rooms and secure belongings while logging valuables.
• Answer phones and call lights, relay messages, and transport patients as needed.
• Monitor safety and supervise patients, ensuring a safe milieu.
• Assist with admissions, discharge prep, and escort patients to departments.

Skills

BLS certification

Crisis prevention

Healthcare experience

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Upson Regional Medical Center is a small hospital with a BIG heart! Our employees enjoy an environment where they can take care of patients with a high degree of quality and compassion. Patients get to experience top-notch healthcare with modern technology and a team with a focus of excellence for every patient, every time.

The Mental Health Security Tech will assistwith admissions by ensuring the patient’s room is readyby logging/securing the patient’s belongings/valuables and orienting the patient to the unit, answeringphone and call lights, relayingmessages , transportpatients safely to groups, team meetings, other nursing units and departments as required and requested, accompanies patients off of the unit when instructed by the nurse, maintaining safety and eye-sight supervision at all times, document patient care in an accurate, thorough and timely manner, assist with discharge by ensuring patient is bathed, groomed and dressed and all patient’s belongings are collected and signed out to patient/family, s afety/quality, r esponsible for maintaining and providing security for patients, and staff onSilverCare, i nspire confidence in patients, and employees by performing and communicating in a professional and courteous manner, assistwith 1013 andcombative patients adhering to the department’s restraint policy, assist with the escorts of patients from Silvercare to other departments including diagnostic services for treatment, performs work to ensure a safe milieu for patients, visitors and staff, checks patient's room each shift for contraband.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent, current BLS certification
• Crisis prevention intervention certificate within three months of hire
• Prefer at least one year of healthcare experience