Mental Health Technician

Community Health at Home; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health at Home is seeking a dedicated support staff member for its healthcare teams. This role involves assisting patients, enhancing their experience, and ensuring they receive the necessary care. The right candidate will have a passion for supporting others and will possess relevant experience in healthcare settings.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with at least 1 year of experience preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Experience in Behavioral Health preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients in development of individuality and self-expression.
• Performs basic patient safety tasks and vital sign monitoring.
• Participates in patient admission procedures and orientation.

Skills

Patient assistance

Problem-solving

Behavior modification

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Service field

Certification Mental Health Tech

Graduate of Psychiatric Assistant or Nurse Aide training program

Job description

Responsibilities

In healthcare, we all agree that support is a must in order to be successful. This position will support our healthcare teams by ensuring they have everything they need in order to care for our patients. We couldn’t do it without you! If you have a passion for supporting others and enhancing patient experience, we want to talk to you.

Expectations:

• Assists patients in the development of individuality and appropriate methods of self-expression through promoting an environment in which the patient can problem-solve and test out new behaviors
• Assists the patients in acknowledging and accepting responsibility for psychological and behavioral patterns through providing feedback and positive reinforcement, consistently applying program rights and regulations, behavior modification program and communicating in an appropriate manner with the patient
• Participates in admission procedures; orients patient and family (significant others) to unit and program
• Performs basic tasks on the patient such as patient safety rounding, admissions, vital signs, blood pressure, specimen collection, accu checks, weighing and assisting with activities of daily living

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with at least 1 year of experience preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Human Service field or Graduate of a Psychiatric Assistant or Nurse Aide training program or one year experience in the Behavioral Health field
• Certification Mental Health Tech - preferred

Overview

At CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, patients are at the heart of our care. Our campus is designed to heal the body, mind and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services include a new pavilion featuring enhancements in heart and vascular care, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.