Mental Health Technician 1 Mood Disorders Nights

Inova Health System; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement matching

Education assistance

Student loans

Job summary

Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA, is seeking a dedicated Mental Health Technician 1 for the Psychiatric Mood Disorders team. This full-time night shift role runs 3 x 12-hour shifts from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am.

Qualified candidates will monitor patients, support safety and therapeutic milieu, complete forms, and assist with discharge teaching under RN supervision. BLS certification is required at start; preferred candidates have mental health or clinical background.

Qualifications

• Mental health background preferred.
• Clinical/medical background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitors patients and environment to promote a safe, therapeutic milieu.
• Reinforces transition/discharge teaching and home care skills.
• Completes forms and flow sheets according to policies and procedures.
• Provides information to patients, families, and visitors, and orients them to the unit and program.

Job description

Falls Church, VA, United States

Job Description

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Mental Health Technician 1 to join the Psychiatric Mood Disorders team. This role will be full-time night shift: (3 x 12-hour shifts, 7:00 pm to 7:00 am).

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance:offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.
• Communicates patients' progress toward desired outcomes and changes to the Registered Nurse.
• Monitors patients/their environment and intervenes appropriately to promote a safe and therapeutic milieu.
• Completes forms and flow sheets accurately according to policies and procedures. Reinforces transition/discharge teaching and home care skills.
• Provides information to patients, families, and visitors, orients patient to the unit and program, explains rationale for rules or restrictions, provides printed information.
• Certification:Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association- upon start

Preferred Qualifications:

• Mental Health background
• Clinical/medical background

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.