Mental Health Technician

HealthPartners; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Regions Hospital in Saint Paul, MN is hiring Mental Health Technicians to support a collaborative care team providing care to adults with mental illness. The role emphasizes de-escalation, milieu management, and crisis response in a state-of-the-art facility.

As a Mental Health Technician, you will work with psychiatrists, nurses, social workers and other professionals, performing ADLs, monitoring vital signs, and documenting care in the electronic health record.

Qualifications

• Completion of a post-secondary education program in behavioral sciences OR one year of post-secondary education in a behavioral sciences or health care field OR at least 1 year of supervised experience with mental illness.
• Current CPR/BLS certification is required.
• Experience in patient care settings and crisis de-escalation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care to individuals experiencing mental illness as part of a collaborative care team.
• Assist with crisis management, milieu management, and therapeutic programming.
• Perform activities of daily living (ADLs) and collect vital signs, weights, intake & output.
• Collect routine specimens and document care in the electronic health record.
• Respond to call lights and assist nurses with procedures as requested.

Skills

De-escalation skills

Team collaboration

Patient care

Education

Post-secondary education in behavioral sciences

One year of post-secondary education in behavioral sciences or health care field

At least 1 year of supervised experience in delivery of services to persons with mental illness

1 year of similar related health care experience as applicable

Job description

Regions Hospital is hiring Mental Health Technicians.

Regions Hospital is the largest provider of inpatient mental health services in the east metro. We treat all mental illnesses in adults at our state-of-the-art facility. This means we can provide comprehensive, personalized care for all our patient’s needs, no matter how complex.

Mental Health Technicians help to provide a caring safe healing environment for our patients.

As a MHT, you will work with a collaborative care team providing patients with the best care and support. You will work with psychiatrists, physician assistants, occupational therapists, nurses, social workers and more. You will provide patient care to patients experiencing mental illness(es) and their families using de-escalation skills, group dynamics and facilitation. This includes assisting with crisis management, therapeutic programming and milieu management as a member of the Mental Health Care team. This role is instrumental in addressing emergent and urgent issues as needed.

In addition, this position:

• Performs activities of daily living (ADLs) on a daily basis.
• Provides patient care treatments including restraint monitoring, and collects patient data including vital signs, weights, intake & output.
• Collects routine patient specimens such as urine, stool, and finger stick blood glucose as directed.
• Respond to call lights and requests and assist nurses with procedures as requested.
• Documents and charts care provided in the electronic health record.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Work schedule:

FTE 0.5 (20 hrs. weekly), Evening Shift - 3pm-11:30pm. Every other weekend rotation and some holidays.

Required Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

Completion of a post-secondary education program in behavioral sciences OR completion of one year of a post-secondary education in behavioral sciences or health care field OR has at least 1 year of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with mental illness OR 1 year of similar related health care experience as applicable.

Licensure/Registration/Certification:

Current CPR/BLS certification