Mental Health Tech: Crisis & Patient Care

University Medical Center, Inc.; Louisville (KY); Sur place; USD 34 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UofL Health is seeking a Mental Health Tech to support psychiatric patients in crisis underRN supervision at our Louisville facility. The role focuses on delivering safe, compassionate care and assisting with daily living activities while maintaining a therapeutic environment.

Responsibilities include crisis management, monitoring vitals, phlebotomy, and collaborating with nursing and other disciplines to implement physician orders and care plans.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; completion of EMT or similar training preferred.
• One year of inpatient or emergency psychiatry experience preferred.
• CPR certification preferred; crisis intervention training required by facility.

Responsabilités

• Monitors and maintains the therapeutic environment.
• Identifies, manages, and stabilizes 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/restraint as needed.
• Performs vital signs, phlebotomy and point-of-care testing; documents results.
• Assists nursing and other disciplines as needed.
• Performs basic nursing duties and activities of daily living.
• Performs patient admission and discharge procedures and unit tasks.
• Cross-trains to support alternate psychiatric units.

Connaissances

Crisis intervention

Patient safety

Phlebotomy

Vital signs monitoring

Formation

High School diploma or GED

EMT Training

Nursing coursework

Description du poste

UofL Health is seeking a Mental Health Tech to support psychiatric patients in crisis underRN supervision at our Louisville facility. The role focuses on delivering safe, compassionate care and assisting with daily living activities while maintaining a therapeutic environment.

Responsibilities include crisis management, monitoring vitals, phlebotomy, and collaborating with nursing and other disciplines to implement physician orders and care plans.