Night Shift Mental Health Technician - Crisis Care

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 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.