Mental Health Technician/CNA - Casual

Norwood Health Center; Marshfield (WI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS)

457 deferred compensation plan

Vacation and Sick Time

10 Paid Holidays

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Short and Long-Term Disability

Wellness Incentive Plan

Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Job summary

Wood County Norwood Health Center is hiring a Mental Health Technician to support residents with daily care and psychiatric treatment plans. You will document care, assist with ADLs, and work with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safety and dignity for patients.

The role emphasizes therapeutic interactions, de‑escalation, and timely reporting of incidents, with benefits for PT/FT employees and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in dealing with mental health patients preferred.
• Able to intervene with agitated or assaultive patients in a therapeutic manner.
• Able to write legibly and communicate effectively, verbally.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Assess vital signs and document findings; report unusual results to the nurse.
• Assist residents with activities of daily living and scheduled activities.
• Support independence and report care plan issues to the nurse.
• Participate in planning and carrying out treatment plans; document care.
• Facilitate 1:1 patient interaction and therapeutic contact.
• Respond to acting out or self-harm incidents using approved methods.
• Report incidents to supervisor; refer to full duties online.

Skills

Verbal communication

Confidentiality

Crisis de-escalation

Team collaboration

Tools

EZ stand

EZ lift

gait belt

walker

stethoscope

Job description

JOB REQUIREMENTS: WHO WE ARE:

Wood County Norwood Health Center has a great passion for helping the members of our community. As an employer, we strive to provide a work environment where diversity and differing opinions are valued, creativity is encouraged, continuous learning and improvement are fostered, teamwork and open/honest communication are encouraged, and meeting customer needs through quality services is a shared goal across all departments. If you have a background in mental health and a passion to help the members of our community, please consider joining our team! Benefits offered to PT/FT employees.

WHAT WE OFFER:

In addition to who we are, Wood County team members are offered competitive salaries, flexible schedules, and excellent benefits, including:

• *Health Insurance - we offer low premiums and low deductibles, with excellent coverage!
• *Dental Insurance
• *Vision Insurance
• *Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) - This is one of the best-funded public pension plans in the U.S!
• *457 deferred compensation plan
• *Vacation and Sick Time - Start accruing for both on your first day!
• *10 Paid Holidays
• *Flexible Spending Account to set aside pre-tax dollars for childcare and medical expenses
• *Life Insurance
• *Short and Long-Term Disability
• *Wellness Incentive Plan
• *Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program

GENERAL FUNCTION

To help residents to lead as normal of a life as possible by providing daily care and support specific to their illness, anticipating all of their needs and providing a safe environment for residents both physically and mentally. The Mental Health Technician (MHT) assists in carrying out the patient's treatment plan in conjunction with the psychiatrists, physicians, and other interdisciplinary treatment members, the patient and family. The MHT provides care in a professional manner that maintains the dignity, respect, and rights of all patients.

RESPONSIBILITIES A. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Assess vital signs or other similar procedures per patient needs, at proper times and in accordance with physician orders. Document in the record and report unusual findings to Nurse promptly. 2. Communicate and assist residents with activities of daily living (ADL's); (such as feeding, bathing, toileting, mobility, dressing) and scheduled activities. In general, residents will appear neat, clean and well-kept at all times. Support and encourage residents to maintain their independence. Report to nurse if knowledge of mental or physical conditions creates problems in self-care or completion of ADL's in accordance to the care plan. 3. If a resident needs to be transferred, do so in manner as stated in care plan. 4. Consistently performs required treatments as assigned and documents correctly. Report unusual findings to nurse (i.e. splints, braces, cold compresses, etc.). 5. Participate with professional personnel in planning and carrying out patient/resident treatment plans and care plans both physical and psychiatric. Conduct therapeutic and meaningful contact with residents. When required, perform patient charting and follow the treatment plan or care plans developed for individual residents. Facilitate individual 1:1 patient interaction. 6. Work with the team to promptly and effectively respond to acting out, assaultive and self-abusive persons per facility policy and federal and state requirements. Recognize escalating patient/resident behaviors and intervene in a therapeutic manner using the least restrictive measures for patients who are a threat to themselves or others which include non-violent physical crisis prevention intervention techniques, de-escalation techniques and assisting the charge RN for patients that require restraint or seclusion. 7. Immediately report any and all incidents to the supervisor on duty. For a full list of duties, please visit: https://careers.woodcountywi.gov/

OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

-Pr vious experience in dealing with mental health patients is preferred. -Must be able to intervene and deal directly with highly agitated, depressed or assaultive patients in a non-retaliatory therapeutic manner. -Must be able to write legibly and communicate effectively, verbally. -Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality. Basic equipment used: EZ stand, EZ lift, gait belt, walker, wheelchair, sensor pad alarms, clip alarms, anti-rollback devices, seatbelts (alarmed or unalarmed), low beds, personal care items, mats for floor, scales, blood pressure cuff, thermometer, telephone, and stethoscope.