Mental Health Technician: Compassionate Patient Care & Safety

HCA Florida Aventura Hospital; Florida; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Free counseling services

401(k) match

Family building benefits

Education assistance

Time Off

Job summary

HCA Florida Aventura Hospital in Florida is seeking a Mental Health Technician to support direct patient care under RN supervision. You will perform non-licensed duties, interact therapeutically with patients and families, and uphold patient care standards in a fast-paced behavioral health unit.

Responsibilities include completing daily safety rounds, reporting allergies and fall history, responding to psychiatric emergencies, and ensuring patients' safety, comfort and hygiene needs while

Qualifications

• High School Graduate/GED
• 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
• Other-Fingerprint Required

Responsibilities

• Completes daily room searches and removes contraband items found.
• Consistently completes Q15 minutes patient safety rounds and communicates findings and changes to the Registered Nurse.
• Accurately communicates patient safety information such as known allergies, history of falls, risk for skin breakdown, risk of injury to self or others, and other key information to promote a safe environment.
• Respond to psychiatric emergencies throughout the hospital.
• Manages patients in a responsible manner to meet their safety, comfort and hygiene needs.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention

Fingerprinting

Job description

HCA Florida Aventura Hospital in Florida is seeking a Mental Health Technician to support direct patient care under RN supervision. You will perform non-licensed duties, interact therapeutically with patients and families, and uphold patient care standards in a fast-paced behavioral health unit.

Responsibilities include completing daily safety rounds, reporting allergies and fall history, responding to psychiatric emergencies, and ensuring patients' safety, comfort and hygiene needs while