Mental Health Technician

Dominion Hospital; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Mental Health Technician, where your contributions will directly impact patient care. This role involves providing essential support to patients, assisting with daily living activities, and ensuring their safety through behavioral health interventions. You'll be part of a compassionate team dedicated to quality care in a supportive environment. With a focus on professional growth, you'll have access to extensive benefits and training opportunities. If you're passionate about making a difference in mental health, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive Medical Coverage

Dental and Vision Benefits

401(k) Plan with Matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Education Assistance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off

Employee Health Assistance Fund

Qualifications

• Experience in direct patient care and behavioral health interventions.
• Ability to document clinical data and observations accurately.

Responsibilities

• Collect and document patient admission and shift behavioral data.
• Assist patients with daily living activities and monitor vital signs.

Skills

Patient Care

Behavioral Health Interventions

Vital Signs Monitoring

Documentation Skills

Education

High School Diploma

Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certification

Job description

Description

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Mental Health Technician with Dominion Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Dominion Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Dominion Hospital family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Mental Health Technician to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

· Through direct care, observation, and communication with the patient collects and documents patient admission and shift behavioral and physical clinical data and observations

· Provides appropriate information to assist RN with admission and shift RN assessments.

· Performs vital signs and accuchecks.

· Provides or assists patients with Activities of Daily Living.

· Assists with treatments or procedures within documented level of competency.

· Provides behavioral health care interventions utilizing the least restrictive interventions.

· Provides for the safety of patients, visitors and staff. Completes routine and special safety checks.

· Assumes responsibility for completing all mandatory educational, health screening, CPR, and CPI requirements within designated time frame and for providing written verification of same for filing.

· Actively participates in quality management activities by timely reporting of staff, family, visitor or quality concerns.

· Uses the e-mail system to routinely read e-mail messages

· Reports to work as pre-scheduled and on time.

· Facilitates and/or assists with patient community, education or activity groups. Documents patients participation.

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

Dominion Hospital has provided quality healthcare services for close to 50 years! Our 116-bed hospital is one of the regions leading mental healthcare facilities in Northern Virginia. Our convenient location in suburban Falls Church, VA, offers a full range of treatment options with a distinctive focus on crisis intervention and stabilization through our inpatient, partial hospitalization programs (PHP), and intensive outpatient (IOP). Our inpatient programs are comprised of five distinct units. These units include Child, Adolescent, Adult, Eating Disorders, and Complex Trauma and we maintain complementary PHPs and IOPs to match. We maintain an excellent outpatient referral network. Our patients receive the best quality care through specialized services in safe, healthy, confidential, and trauma-informed environments.

At Dominion Hospital, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people, and our community. We are committed to each other. When we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worlds 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.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Mental Health Technician opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

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.