Mental Health Technician - Emergency Department

University of Vermont Health Network; New Jersey; On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

The ED Mental Health Technician at UVMMC - Medical Center - Main Campus in Burlington, VT, provides direct patient care and monitoring under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, ensuring a safe, therapeutic environment for patients and families. Responsibilities include documenting care, coordinating patient activities, and handling emergency situations with a CPSA as needed.

Part-time or full-time shifts are available, with union bargaining status.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; AS/BS in mental health or related field preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
• Experience in psychiatric facilities, corrections, hospital security, crisis teams, or similar settings.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and caring therapeutic environment in the ED.
• Provide direct patient care and monitoring under RN supervision.
• Document tasks and coordinate patient activities (e.g., trips to the garden).
• Manage emergency situations and observe escalated patients.

Skills

Safety awareness

Patient care

Documentation

Crisis management

Education

High school diploma or GED

AS/BS in mental health or related field preferred

Job description

Building Name: UVMMC - Medical Center - Main Campus

Location Address: 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington Vermont

Regular

Department: Emergency Department - A

Shift: Variable

Salary Range: Min $21.69 Mid $27.95 Max $34.20

Recruiter: Dom Breault

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The ED Mental Health Technician is a member of the interdisciplinary team in the Emergency Department whose duties include maintaining a safe and caring therapeutic environment for our patients, their families and our colleagues while promoting physical, emotional, psychological and cognitive wellbeing.

The ED Mental Health Technician (ED MHT) is responsible for specific aspects of direct patient care and monitoring focused on safety, under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse, including documentation, coordinating patient activities (i.e. trips to the garden) and managing emergency situations. Additionally, the ED MHT works with patients in highly stressful and anxiety producing situations; there is potential for violence and the ED MHT stays with the patient if they are escalated. Once they are behaving appropriately, a CPSA may be re-assigned to the patient as the constant observer .

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EDUCATION:

High school graduate or GED. AS or BS degree in mental health or human services related field preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

Previous relevant experience required; minimum of 1 year. Examples of past experience include, but are not limited to, work in psychiatric facilities, corrections, hospital security, community crisis teams, or individual work with children or adults with special needs.

SHIFTS:

Part Time (24 hours per week) shift available.

Full Time (36 hours per week) shift available.

This is a bargaining union position.