Mental Health Technician

Parkridge Valley; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Parkridge Valley Child & Adolescent Campus is seeking a Mental Health Technician to support a therapeutic milieu and deliver high-quality patient care. You will escort patients, monitor vital signs, maintain a clean unit, and assist with daily living activities in a compassionate team environment.

You will collaborate with nurses and staff to ensure safety, accurate documentation, and responsive communication with patients and families within our behavioral health services.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of mental health promotion and maintaining a therapeutic milieu.
• Ability to monitor vital signs accurately and communicate observations.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates expertise in mental health promotion and maintenance of high-quality patient care.
• Escort patients to and from activities safely.
• Record observations and vital signs in medical records.
• Maintain unit cleanliness and organize filing and paperwork.
• Assist with activities of daily living and safe environment.

Skills

Mental health care

Vital signs monitoring

Patient safety

Daily living assistance

Interpersonal skills

Telephone etiquette

Documentation

Team collaboration

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Mental Health Technician? At Parkridge Valley Child & Adolescent Campus, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary And Qualifications

• Demonstrates expertise in mental health promotion and maintenance of high-quality comprehensive patient care
• Displays respect for patients’ integrity, patient information and patient rights
• Demonstrates expertise in the performance of tasks necessary to maintain a therapeutic milieu and optimum patient care
• Escorts patients to and from scheduled activities in a safe and professional manner
• Performs all specific skills assigned including monitoring vital signs in a complete and accurate manner
• Assists with maintaining the cleanliness of the unit
• Maintains high level of interpersonal relationships with program staff
• Utilizes appropriate skills in telephone etiquette when answering the telephone, making sure to record correct messages and pass along to appropriate staff, including patient inquiries
• Demonstrate efficiency in maintaining support services, which are vital to effective program operation
• Maintains unit filing and paperwork system, if assigned by Nurse Manager or Charge Nurse
• Assists with maintaining patients’ activities of daily living
• Demonstrates ability to maintain a safe environment
• Documentation of observations and baseline measurements in the medical record

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Parkridge Valley offers behavioral health. We offer addictive disorder treatment services. These are for children, adolescents and adults. We have four distinctive campuses. These include Parkridge Valley Adult and Senior. These include Parkridge Valley Child and Adolescent campus. These also include Parkridge Valley Cleveland and Parkridge Valley West. Parkridge Valley West is a behavioral health hospital. We offer adult inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services. These are offered to residents of Marion and its surrounding counties.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Mental Health Technician opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.