Mental Health Technician

TriCities Hospital; Hopewell (VA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

TriCities Hospital in Virginia is hiring a Mental Health Technician to support the safety and therapeutic milieu of behavioral health patients. The role involves direct patient care, observing and documenting behavior, and assisting RNs with assessments and daily living activities.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED (enrolled in a bachelor's program or six months psychiatric experience), BLS certification, and 6–12 months acute behavioral health experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED, enrolled in a bachelor’s program or six months psychiatric experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or related field preferred.
• BLS Healthcare Provider certification required.
• Six months to one year experience in acute behavioral health setting required.

Responsibilities

• Collect and document patient admission and shift behavioral and physical data and observations.
• Perform vital signs, BP and accuchecks; report abnormalities to RN.
• Assist with Activities of Daily Living and certain treatments within competency.
• Provide behavioral health care interventions using least restrictive methods.
• Ensure patient, visitor and staff safety with routine and special checks.
• Sit for behavioral health patients and assist on other floors as needed.

Skills

BLS Health Care Provider

Psychiatric experience

ADL assistance

Observation and vital signs

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (preferred)

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $16.02 - $22.43 / hour

The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Mental Health Technician you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join TriCities Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

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The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Mental Health Technician contributes to the maintenance of a safe and therapeutic milieu through prompt reporting of observed behavior, milieu processes and other pertinent information.

• Through direct care, observation, and communication with the patient you will collect and document patient admission and shift behavioral and physical clinical data and observations. Provide appropriate information to assist RN with admission and shift RN assessments.
• You will perform vital signs, BP's and accuchecks. Report abnormalities in vital signs (per protocol) to Registered Nurse. You will also provide or assist patients with Activities of Daily Living and assist with treatments or procedures within documented level of competency. Performs groups with patient population
• Provide behavioral health care interventions utilizing the least restrictive interventions
• You will provide for the safety of patients, visitors and staff and complete routine and special safety checks
• Act as sitters for behavioral health patients and have flexibility to assist on other floors with sitting for behavioral health patients to the scope of employees job description/practice

What qualifications you will need:

• High School Diploma or GED who is either enrolled in a Bachelors level program, or has six months of previous psychiatric experience (required)
• Bachelors’ Degree in Psychology or related field (preferred)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider (required)
• Previous 6 months experience in an acute care adult, geriatric or child/adolescent behavioral health setting, which can be done through an internship. Successful completion of a Bachelors’ Degree in Psychology or related field would fill this requirement in lieu of six months experience (required)
• One year experience in an acute care adult, geriatric or child/adolescent behavioral health setting. Medical care technician experience (preferred)

Benefits

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

• 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

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

TriCities Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1915. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than a century of pioneering healthcare, our 140+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities for the Tri-Cities Region. A top performing hospital recognized by the Joint Commission, TriCities Hospital has also received recognition from the American Association of Respiratory Care. Our emergency room is stroke and chest pain accredited.

TriCities Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1915. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than a century of pioneering healthcare, our is one of the leading acute care facilities for the Tri-Cities Region. A recognized by the Joint Commission, TriCities Hospital has also received recognition from the American Association of Respiratory Care. Our emergency room is .

At TriCities Hospital, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because 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 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.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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.