Mental Health Technician - Nights

Regions Hospital; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Regions Hospital in Saint Paul, MN seeks a qualified Mental Health Technician to support a collaborative care team serving adults with mental illness. You will assist with ADLs, monitor patient safety, and document care in the electronic health record.

You will work straight nights as a .5-.9 FTE, with weekend and holiday requirements discussed at interview. CPR/BLS certification is required, and prior experience in behavioral health is preferred.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in behavioral sciences or health care field, or at least 1 year of related experience.
• At least 1 year of supervised experience delivering services to persons with mental illness.
• Current CPR/BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs) on a daily basis.
• Provide patient care treatments including restraint monitoring and collect vital signs, weights, intake & output.
• Collect routine patient specimens such as urine, stool, and finger-stick blood glucose as directed.
• Respond to call lights and assist nurses with procedures as requested.
• Document and chart care provided in the electronic health record.
• Performing other duties as assigned.
• Support crisis management, therapeutic programming and milieu management as a member of the Mental Health Care team.

Skills

De-escalation

Crisis intervention

Team collaboration

Patient care

Education

Post-secondary education in behavioral sciences/health care field or 1 year related experience

Job description

Regions Hospital is the largest provider of inpatient mental health services in the east metro. We treat all mental illnesses in adults at our state-of-the-art facility. This means we can provide comprehensive, personalized care for all our patient's needs, no matter how complex.

Mental Health Technicians help to provide a caring safe healing environment for our patients.

As a MHT, you will work with a collaborative care team providing patients with the best care and support. You will work with psychiatrists, physician assistants, occupational therapists, nurses, social workers and more. You will provide patient care to patients experiencing mental illness(es) and their families using de-escalation skills, group dynamics and facilitation. This includes assisting with crisis management, therapeutic programming and milieu management as a member of the Mental Health Care team. This role is instrumental in addressing emergent and urgent issues as needed.

In addition, this position:

• Performs activities of daily living (ADLs) on a daily basis.
• Provides patient care treatments including restraint monitoring, and collects patient data including vital signs, weights, intake & output.
• Collects routine patient specimens such as urine, stool, and finger stick blood glucose as directed.
• Respond to call lights and requests and assist nurses with procedures as requested.
• Documents and charts care provided in the electronic health record.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Work schedule:

The position is straight nights at a .5-.9 FTE (20-36 hours per week) with the specific shift and FTE discussed at the time of the interview based on departmental needs. This position does require you work every other weekend and holiday

Required Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

Completion of a post-secondary education program in behavioral sciences OR completion of one year of a post-secondary education in behavioral sciences or health care field OR has at least 1 year of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with mental illness OR 1 year of similar related health care experience as applicable.

Licensure/Registration/Certification:

Current CPR/BLS certification