Mental Health Technician Child and Adolescent Unit - Willowbrooke (Days)

Tanner-Health-1; Villa Rica (GA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Willowbrooke Hospital seeks a Mental Health Technician for the Child and Adolescent Unit (Days) to support an inpatient psychiatric team. You will assist with activities of daily living, participate in group activities, and help monitor patients under RN supervision.

Responsibilities include collecting vital signs, accuchecks, safety checks every 15 minutes, and de-escalating crisis situations. A Bachelor's Degree is required; CPR and SCIPP training will be provided within 90 days.

Qualifications

• Ability to deal with staff and the public maturely.
• Ability to handle crises calmly and maturely.
• Ability to handle significant amounts of confidential patient information.
• Bachelor's Degree and no job-related experience or High School Diploma (or GED) and two or more years experience.
• Employee will obtain initial CPR and SCIPP certification within 90 days of employment.
• Willingness to follow the leadership of senior staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day to day management of patients on an inpatient psychiatric unit under RN direction.
• Assist with activities of daily living for patients unable to perform them independently.
• Participate in group activities and co-facilitate under therapist/nursing staff supervision.
• Assist with collection of vital signs, patient information, and accuchecks.
• Perform 15-minute safety checks and help de-escalate patients on the unit.

Skills

Crisis de-escalation

Patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Mental Health Technician Child and Adolescent Unit - Willowbrooke (Days)

#26-1510

Job Description

$1,000 Sign On Bonus - External Hires Only

To assist with day to day management of the patient(s) on an inpatient psychiatric unit under the direction of a Registered Nurse, and ultimately a Nurse Manager. The mental health tech will assist with activities of daily living for patients unable to perform these activities. The mental health tech will be an integral part of the patient's treatment and assist with group activities which may include co-facilitation of group activities under the direction of the therapist nursing staff. The mental health tech will assist with the collection of vital signs, patient information, and accuchecks. He/she is responsible for the 15-minute safety checks and assists in the de-escalation of patients on the unit.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Licenses & Certifications

• Safe Crisis Intervention for Patient and Professionals

Qualifications

• Ability to deal with staff and the public maturely.
• Ability to handle crises calmly and maturely.
• Ability to handle significant amounts of confidential patient information.
• Bachelor's Degree and no job-related experience or High School Diploma (or GED) and two or more years experience.
• Employee will obtain initial CPR and SCIPP certification within 90 days of employment.
• Willingness to follow the leadership of senior staff.

Location

Willowbrooke Hospital-W0001

Remote Position

No, not a remote employee

Shift

12 hrs/7a-7p

Shift Description

Every other weekend and some holiday work required