Night Shift Psychiatric Tech - Crisis Care & Transport

University Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

UofL Health in Louisville, KY is seeking a dedicated Mental Health Tech to support care for psychiatric patients under RN supervision. The role emphasizes maintaining a safe therapeutic environment, crisis intervention, and assisting with daily care tasks and documentation.

The position requires a High School diploma or GED, CPR certification, and a valid driver's license, with preferred experience in inpatient/EM psychiatry and related training programs.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED/ equivalent (required)
• College Course work in social and health sciences (preferred)
• One (1) year of inpatient or emergency psychiatry or related experience (preferred)
• Completion of a recognized Clinical Assistant, Medical Assistant or EMT Training Program (preferred)
• Nursing students who have completed Fundamental of Nursing School (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Monitors and maintains the therapeutic environment
• Participates in identification, management, and stabilization of crisis situations
• Transports patients and remains with them for the duration of any tests performed
• Accompanies patients, and waits with them when appropriate, to their discharge transportation (personal vehicle, cab, etc.)
• Assists with physical examination, safety and contraband searches, transferring, and discharging patients and assists in the implementation and documentation of seclusion and restraint usage
• Performs vital signs and oxygen saturation monitoring, phlebotomy and point-of-care testing and documents, as needed
• Assists other members of the nursing care team and/or other disciplines
• Performs delegated and ancillary basic nursing skills, including activities of daily living, monitoring of patient condition, body mechanics, providing nutritional support and other activities as appropriate to clinical service, in accordance with hospital standards, nursing standards of care, and policies and procedures
• Performs functional assignments per unit standards of care, including such activities as patient admission and discharge procedures, unit environmental organizational tasks, and others as appropriate to service
• Cross-trains and provides staffing support to the alternate psychiatric units, as needed
• Performs clerical duties
• Demonstrates appropriate emergency and patient safety procedures, including management of safety devices and equipment to maintain a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with hospital standards
• Participates in department-based activities and initiatives to improve and ensure a safe environment
• Participates in training, development and continuing education activities to improve role functioning
• Participates in performance improvement activities; quality improvement and patient safety activities; assists in maintaining compliance with Joint Commission accreditation and other internal and external regulatory standards including the code of conduct
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education

High School diploma or GED/ equivalent

Job description

UofL Health in Louisville, KY is seeking a dedicated Mental Health Tech to support care for psychiatric patients under RN supervision. The role emphasizes maintaining a safe therapeutic environment, crisis intervention, and assisting with daily care tasks and documentation.

The position requires a High School diploma or GED, CPR certification, and a valid driver's license, with preferred experience in inpatient/EM psychiatry and related training programs.