Mental Health Tech Nights PRN Nights

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Kentucky; On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health LaGrange is adding a brand new 11-bed inpatient behavioral health unit. This Mental Health Tech role covers the night shift (7p-7a) with some weekends and holidays required.

You will work within an interdisciplinary team to assist in routine patient care and safety rounds for adults 18+. Preferred candidates have a background in behavioral health, a high school diploma or equivalent, and BLS certification.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in behavioral health is helpful but not required.
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• BLS certification is expected or to be obtained.
• You are positive and passionate about helping the community.

Responsibilities

• Assists with routine patient care as delegated by nursing staff.
• Assists in obtaining patient histories, takes vital signs, I & O and documents.
• Complete safety rounds for patients and unit as delegated/assigned.
• Maintains clean and tidy patient room/environment.
• Responds to requests for service and assistance in a positive manner.
• Advocate for patient

Skills

Behavioral health experience

BLS certification

High School Diploma

Patient advocacy

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Summary Inpatient Behavioral Health. Mental Health Tech. Night shift, 7p-7a. Some weekends and holidays required. Job Description: Mental Health Tech Behavioral Health 7p-7a PRN

Where You'll Be:

Baptist Health LaGrange is adding a brand new 11-bed inpatient behavioral health unit. Our focus will be providing care for adults 18 and older who require hospitalization for behavioral health needs in a safe and structured environment. The unit utilizes an interdisciplinary team approach to provide care for patients. Team is made up of registered nurses, mental health technicians, social workers, recreational therapist, and psychiatrist.

What You'll Do:

• Assists with routine patient care as delegated by nursing staff
• Assists in obtaining patient histories, takes vital signs, I & O and documents
• Complete safety rounds for patients and unit as delegated/assigned
• Maintains clean and tidy patient room/environment
• Responds to requests for service and assistance in a positive manner
• Advocate for patient

Why You're a Great Fit:

• You have had previous experience in behavioral health (not required)
• You have a High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
• You have or will obtain BLS certification
• You are positive and passionate about helping those in our community

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement:

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug‑free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre‑employment drug testing.

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