Mental Health Technician

CHI; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI is seeking a Mental Health Technician to support healthcare teams in providing the best care for patients. The role involves assisting patients in expressing themselves and acknowledging their responsibilities, ensuring a safe and supportive environment. Candidates should have a High School Diploma, experience in healthcare, and Basic Life Support certification. The position offers competitive pay and the opportunity to make a significant impact in patient care.

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.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients in self-expression and behavioral development.
• Conducts patient safety rounding and vital signs.
• Participates in patient admission procedures.

Skills

Patient Support

Positive Reinforcement

Behavior Modification

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Service field

Certification Mental Health Tech

Graduate of a Psychiatric Assistant or Nurse Aide training program

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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.

• 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
  
  

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

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.

Pay Range

$15.88 - $21.83 /hour

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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