Night Mental Health Technician — Patient Care & De-Escalation

Cooper Norcross Health; Camden (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooper Norcross Health is seeking a dedicated behavioral health technician to support patients under the supervision of registered nurses. This role emphasizes direct and indirect patient care, observation, and documentation within a multidisciplinary treatment team.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of mental health experience, an Associate's Degree in psychology or related field, and current AHA BLS certification.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree required, Bachelor's Degree preferred, in Psychology or related study.
• AHA BLS required.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a mental health, forensic or addictions setting.
• CPI, Handle with Care, Aggression Management certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Registered Nurse in providing direct, indirect and non-patient care responsibilities.
• Contributes to quality patient care by serving as a significant member of the multidisciplinary treatment team in providing therapeutic groups and activities, milieu counseling and management.
• Performs patient care observation rounds, 1:1 observation, environmental rounds, vital signs, control logs, glucose checks, specimen collections, treatment planning, patient education, visitor & meal monitoring, belongings and body checks and documentation as needed.
• Uses verbal de-escalation techniques to manage disruptive patient behaviors, in addition to limit-setting and physical restraint application as directed, and functions as a valuable member of the treatment team during a psychiatric code and Code Grey.
• Performs clerical functions to support the clinical operations of the unit.

Skills

De-escalation techniques

Observation & documentation

Patient care support

Education

Associate's Degree in Psychology or related field

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Job description

Cooper Norcross Health is seeking a dedicated behavioral health technician to support patients under the supervision of registered nurses. This role emphasizes direct and indirect patient care, observation, and documentation within a multidisciplinary treatment team.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of mental health experience, an Associate's Degree in psychology or related field, and current AHA BLS certification.