MENTAL HEALTH TECH (PRN)

Texoma Medical Center; Sherman (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Texoma Medical Center, part of Universal Health Services, Inc., seeks a Mental Health Technician to join the treatment team. You will provide continuous patient care under RN supervision, monitor safety, and document findings to support therapeutic care for adolescents to geriatrics.

You will conduct vital signs, assist with daily living, participate in group activities, apply crisis techniques, and respond to emergencies, while maintaining professional relationships with patients and families.

Qualifications

• High School Degree or equivalent.
• One-year related experience preferred.
• BLS Healthcare Provider course must be completed during new hire orientation.
• Handle with Care and Verbal De-Escalation training within 60 days of hire and annually thereafter.
• Ability to work with adolescents, adults and geriatrics as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuous patient care, supervision and interaction under RN direction.
• Report changes in patient condition to RN and document findings.
• Ensure safety of assigned unit through visual observations and appropriate crisis techniques.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living under RN oversight.
• Establish professional therapeutic relationships and facilitate daily groups as assigned.
• Respond to emergency codes as requested or assigned.
• Promote clinical programming adherence.

Skills

High school degree

BLS Healthcare Provider

Verbal de-escalation training

Teamwork

Education

High School Degree or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

Texoma Medical Center, a 414-bed acute care facility has been providing quality health care to the residents of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma since 1965. Our main campus is located in Denison, Texas, approximately one hour north of the Dallas/Fort Worth area and just south of the Texas/Oklahoma border. In addition, we have numerous facilities in locations throughout the Texoma region. Since 1965, TMC has forged a special relationship with the people of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. Texoma residents have come to depend on TMC to meet a spectrum of physical, mental and spiritual needs. TMC has responded with unique services to provide the kind of sophisticated, experienced care that was once was available only in major metropolitan areas. We offer major specialty services including open heart surgery and neurosurgery. Advanced resources such as certified trauma care support TMC's role as a regional specialty center.

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Mental Health Technician functions as an active part of the treatment team, providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction and role modeling to patients ranging in age from adolescence through geriatrics. All MHT’s work under the direction of a Registered Nurse and are to report any changes in a patient’s condition to a Registered Nurse. MHT is responsible for the safety of an assigned unit by conducting visual observations of patients, collect and record vital signs/symptoms properly, reporting abnormalities, appropriate and timely documentation of findings, and employ appropriate crisis techniques as needed. The MHT may assist patients with personal hygiene and activities of daily living with Registered Nurse oversight. The MHT is to establish and maintain a professional therapeutic relationship with patients including modeling and teaching appropriate social skills. The MHT is to facilitate daily groups as assigned. The MHT promotes clinical programming adherence. The MHT responds to emergency codes as requested or assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Degree or equivalent.
• None required. One-year related experience, with knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques with
  understanding of mental health signs/symptoms is preferred.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) Healthcare Provider course according to RQI program guidelines must be completed during new hire orientation prior to working in a clinical setting. Handle with Care, and Verbal De-Escalation training must be completed within 60 days of hire and annually prior to working in a clinical setting. Additional training to be completed with respective timeline.
• Must be able to identify and address the special needs for adolescent, adult and geriatric patients and communicate
  with the patient. Ability to work as member of an interdisciplinary team. Able to work with patients at all levels of
  functional ability and from diverse backgrounds. Practices teamwork.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.