Acute Adult Mental Health Technician

HCA Healthcare • Salem, VA

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About The Position

The Mental Health Technician supports high-quality comprehensive patient care in an acute adult mental health setting. The role promotes patients’ mental health and well-being, respects their integrity, confidential information, and rights, and helps maintain a therapeutic milieu and safe environment. The technician assists with patients’ activities of daily living, escorts them to scheduled activities, performs assigned skills including accurate vital-sign monitoring, and documents observations and baseline measurements in the medical record. The role also supports unit operations through maintaining cleanliness, communicating effectively with program staff and patients, handling telephone messages and inquiries, and maintaining filing and paperwork systems when assigned by the Nurse Manager or Charge Nurse.

Requirements

• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

Nice To Haves

• Behavioral health experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain high-quality comprehensive patient care and mental health.
• Respect patients’ integrity, patient information, and patient rights.
• Perform tasks necessary to maintain a therapeutic milieu and optimize patient care.
• Escort patients safely and professionally to and from scheduled activities.
• Perform assigned skills, including accurately monitoring vital signs.
• Help maintain the cleanliness of the unit.
• Maintain strong interpersonal relationships with program staff.
• Use appropriate telephone etiquette, record messages accurately, and relay them to appropriate staff, including patient inquiries.
• Maintain support services necessary for effective program operation.
• Maintain unit filing and paperwork systems when assigned by the Nurse Manager or Charge Nurse.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living.
• Help maintain a safe environment.
• Document observations and baseline measurements in the medical record.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Paid time off and paid family leave
• Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• 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
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Fertility and family-building benefits
• Adoption assistance
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed