Mental Health Tech FT days

Wellfound; Tacoma (WA); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life and disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

403B with company match

Paid Time Off 248 hours

Job summary

Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital in Tacoma, WA is hiring Mental Health Technicians for a 12-hour shift schedule (7 am–7:30 pm) across three shifts weekly with rotating weekends. The MHT works with a treatment team to provide safe, supportive psychiatric care and basic patient care under RN supervision.

Education: high school diploma or equivalent; CNA/NAR certification and BLS required. At least 1 year of direct patient care in mental health is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• CNA certification or NAR registration required.
• BLS certification required.
• Food Handler’s Permit required.

Responsibilities

• Follow direction and assignments of the Registered Nurse.
• Take vital signs and enter into Epic.
• Alert RN of anything abnormal.
• Conduct patient safety searches and room searches.
• Monitor meals and collect flatware.
• Assist with patient hygiene when required.
• Maintain washer/dryer and equipment.
• Ensure detailed handoff to oncoming shift.
• Ensure doors to offices and seclusion areas are secure.
• Check laundry lint and safety procedures.
• Check sharp items after shower use.
• Communicate respectfully with patients and family; use motivational interviewing.
• Respect diversity and culture.
• Conduct assigned groups and document.
• Notify nurse of any change in patient condition.

Skills

Compassionate care

Team player

Patient safety

Interpersonal skills

Motivational interviewing

Education

High school or GED

CNA certification

BLS certification

Food Handler’s Permit

Job description

Wellfound is hiring compassionate and experienced Mental Health Techs for our Day shift position. The position is three, twelve-hour shifts per week with rotating weekends. The shift is 7 am - 7:30 pm. Must be available all days of the week.

Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital is a 120-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital located in Tacoma, Washington. We are Department of Health and Joint Commission accredited. We are an acute care psychiatric hospital providing care to both voluntary and involuntary patients.

Position information:

The Mental Health Technician (MHT) functions as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary treatment team responsible for providing a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment for psychiatric patients and assist with the provision of basic patient care and recovery needs under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse. The MHT provides and documents interventions in a variety of modalities individually matched to the needs of each patient. The MHT provides group as well as individual interaction with patients receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment in adherence with established treatment guidelines and agency policies and procedures.

Essential Job Functions:

• Follow direction and assignments of the Registered Nurse
• Taking vital signs (Daily Weights/Input and output) and entering into Epic
• Alerting RN of anything abnormal
• Conduct patient safety searches (per routine and prn) and room searches
• Monitor Meals and collect flatware
• Assist with patient hygiene when required
• Clean washer, dryer, phones and tables
• Ensure detailed hand off to include special precautions to oncoming shift.
• Checks of security of doors to offices, seclusion room and closest are locked (night tech)
• Dryer screen is checked and lint removed after each load of laundry- washer/dryer log maintained
• All sharp items used at shower time are checked back in
• Able to communicate respectfully with patients and family members, utilizes motivational interviewing
• Respect all diversity including cultural
• Perform assigned groups and document
• Notifies nurse of any change in patient presentation, behavior or condition

We offer competitive pay and benefits:

• Hourly: NAR license $21.75-$40.34 depending on experience – union position
• Hourly: CNA license $22.82- $42.30 depending on experience – union position
• Company paid life and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program up on hire
• 403B with company match
• Paid Time Off up to 248 hours for first two years

What We Require:

Education:

• High school or equivalent

Certification/License:

• Certified Nursing Assistant OR Nursing Assistant Registration, or NAR Pending to Start
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Food Handler’s Permit through Washington State

Work Experience:

• One (1) year of direct patient care experience in mental health