Mental Health Technician PRN

HCA Healthcare; Fredericksburg (VA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time off programs

Retirement benefits

Education support

Additional benefits

Job summary

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center in Fredericksburg, VA seeks a Mental Health Technician PRN to support the nursing team with patient-centered care under RN supervision. The role includes documenting observations and leading groups focused on goals and community activities.

You will assist with mobility, daily living tasks, and care plan execution while developing skills in crisis intervention and clinical documentation. Competitive PRN scheduling and benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Deliver high quality, patient-centered care under RN supervision.
• Assist nursing staff with common nursing functions and activities of daily living.
• Lead or co-lead groups focusing on goals, community, leisure, and wrap-up.

Responsibilities

• Work under the supervision of the RN to carry out care plans.
• Obtain and record patient information throughout care cycle.
• Document observations and patient responses to activities.
• Lead or co-lead groups on relevant topics.
• Assist with patient mobility and transfers.

Skills

Patient care

Nursing support

Care planning

Group leadership

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $17.30 - $24.22 / hour

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The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Do you have the career opportunities as a mental health technician PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Our Mental Health Technicians (MHT) work under the supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN), and assist the nursing staff in providing patient care. You will deliver high quality, patient-centered care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living.

• You will work closely with the mental health clinical team to create and implement a care plan by performing direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of the licensed nurse.
• Obtain and record initial and ongoing patient information throughout the cycle of care.
• Document observations, interactions, patient responses to performed activities, and any physical or behavioral changes at time of occurrence.
• You will lead or co-lead groups that include topics related to goals, community, leisure, diversionary, and wrap-up.
• You will assist with patient mobility by regularly turning, positioning, and ambulating as well as transferring patients to and from other units/departments.

What qualifications you will need:

• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support, or CPR must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Benefits

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 2010. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 130+ bed hospital is one of the leading community hospitals for the Fredericksburg area. The center is a part of HCA Virginia, which is the commonwealth's most comprehensive healthcare network. We offer a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical services. The services include a 24-hour emergency room, advanced-technology operating rooms, cancer care center, advanced imaging, heart and vascular care, obstetrics and neonatal care, intensive care and psychiatric care.

At Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.