Mental Health Technician

CommonSpirit Health Philanthropy; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Omaha seeks a Mental Health Technician to assist patients in their recovery by promoting individuality and providing support in daily tasks. The role requires strong communication skills and a compassionate approach, with preferred qualifications including certification in mental health and experience in the behavioral health field.

Qualifications

• Preferred: High School Diploma with at least 1 year of experience.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Preferred experience as Psychiatric Assistant or Nurse Aide.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients in developing individuality and self-expression.
• Participates in admission procedures and orients patients and families.
• Performs tasks including patient admissions, vital signs, and daily living activities.

Skills

Patient Safety

Behavior Feedback

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Service

Certification Mental Health Tech

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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

CHI Health Immanuel, located in North Omaha just off of I-680 on 72nd Street, offers a full-service hospital, cancer center, rehabilitation center, specialty spine hospital and more. For well over a century, our commitment to serve our community inspires our staff to provide the highest quality of care to all who we have the privilege to serve.