Mental Health Technician

LewisGale Regional Health System; Pulaski (VA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits and vision

Dental benefits

Telemedicine services

401(k) with match

Education support

Fertility and family building benefits

Job summary

LewisGale Hospital Pulaski is hiring a Mental Health Technician to support patient care in our Pulaski, Virginia facility. You will help promote mental health, monitor patients, assist with daily living activities and maintain a safe therapeutic milieu.

Join a team dedicated to compassionate care and patient rights, with opportunities for professional development and a comprehensive benefits package. This role emphasizes teamwork, safety, and reliable documentation of observations in the medical

Qualifications

• Mental health care expertise and promotion of high-quality patient care.
• Ability to monitor vital signs and ensure patient safety.
• Maintain documentation and communication with staff and patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality patient care in mental health settings.
• Escort patients to activities safely and professionally.
• Monitor vital signs and document observations.
• Maintain the cleanliness and safety of the unit.
• Support daily living activities for patients.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Safety awareness

Documentation

Communication

Support services

Education

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI)

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $16.02 - $22.43 / hour

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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.

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

Job Summary And Qualifications

• Demonstrates expertise in mental health promotion and maintenance of high-quality comprehensive patient care


• Displays respect for patients’ integrity, patient information and patient rights


• Demonstrates expertise in the performance of tasks necessary to maintain a therapeutic milieu and optimum patient care


• Escorts patients to and from scheduled activities in a safe and professional manner


• Performs all specific skills assigned including monitoring vital signs in a complete and accurate manner


• Assists with maintaining the cleanliness of the unit


• Maintains high level of interpersonal relationships with program staff


• Utilizes appropriate skills in telephone etiquette when answering the telephone, making sure to record correct messages and pass along to appropriate staff, including patient inquiries


• Demonstrate efficiency in maintaining support services, which are vital to effective program operation


• Maintains unit filing and paperwork system, if assigned by Nurse Manager or Charge Nurse


• Assists with maintaining patients’ activities of daily living


• Demonstrates ability to maintain a safe environment


• Documentation of observations and baseline measurements in the medical record

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

Benefits

• 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.

LewisGale Hospital Pulaski

has provided quality healthcare services since 1915. We are located in Pulaski, Virginia. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 140+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in Southwest Virginia and New River Valley. As a member of the LewisGale Regional Health System network, we provide a full scope of healthcare services. Our hospital is home to the LewisGale Regional Cancer Center Pulaski. The first medical facility in the region to provide a radioactive seed implant procedure which is a radiation therapy alternative for treating breast and prostate cancer. Our accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer comes with many commendations for our program of service and patient care. We specialize in orthopedics and are an accredited chest pain center.

At LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, 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.