Mental Health Technician

CommonSpirit Health Philanthropy; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Un établissement de santé à Council Bluffs cherche un assistant en santé mentale pour soutenir son équipe. Le poste implique d'aider les patients à développer leur potentiel et à comprendre leurs comportements, tout en pratiquant la collecte de données essentielles comme les signes vitaux. Si vous êtes passionné par l'amélioration de l'expérience patient et le soutien psychologique, c’est le rôle pour vous.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 an d'expérience en soins de santé préférée.
• Besoin de Certification BLS.
• Préféré: Formation en services humains ou soin psychiatrique.

Responsibilities

• Soutenir les patients dans le développement de l'individualité et l'auto-expression.
• Participer aux procédures d'admission et orienter les patients et leur famille.
• Effectuer des tâches de sécurité et des prises de signes vitaux.

Skills

Assistance aux patients

Positive reinforcement

Communication appropriée

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Service field

Certification Mental Health Tech

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.