Mental Health Tech

UHS•Casper, WY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides direct and indirect patient care on any hospital unit as assigned under the direction of a registered nurse or lead mental health Unit Coordinator. Provides for the personal care, engagement and comfort in order to meet the needs of psychiatric patients. Regularly engages with patients to ensure that patients are actively engaged with the treatment groups, activities and therapy or physician meetings in order to support the patient’s ongoing treatment goals. Monitors the unit’s patients for safety and provides information regarding therapeutic activities and engages patients throughout the day to encourage and support their treatment and therapy. Provides a clean, safe environment, is alert to risks and situations that may compromise patient safety and maintains par levels of equipment and supplies for patient care. Works closely and productively with nurses and other unit staff to assure overall coordinated and therapeutic functioning of the treatment milieu (open unit setting). Provides input to improve the functioning of the unit system, rules, and schedule. Charts on patient interactions and engagement as well as patient presentation on an hourly basis. Responsible for ensuring that patient safety rounds (cues) are completed on every patient in regular increments in order to ensure patient safety and monitor harm risks. Records evidence of safety rounds and any anomalies which occur on the unit during the shift. Assists in training and mentors new employees. Expected to give (2) weeks notice prior to voluntary resignation. A probationary period of ninety (90) days is required.

Requirements

Must be 21 years of age.
High School graduate or equivalent.
Ability to effectively communicate in English both verbally and in writing.
Knowledge of nursing care methods and procedures.

Nice To Haves

At least two (2) years of college in a related field.
Certified Nurses Assistant.
At least two (2) years of experience in healthcare as a technician, optimally in a psychiatric setting.
Additional language skills.

Responsibilities

Provides direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a registered nurse or lead mental health Unit Coordinator.
Provides personal care, engagement, and comfort to psychiatric patients.
Engages patients in treatment groups, activities, and therapy to support treatment goals.
Monitors patients for safety and provides information regarding therapeutic activities.
Ensures a clean and safe environment, identifying and mitigating risks to patient safety.
Maintains par levels of equipment and supplies for patient care.
Collaborates with nurses and unit staff for coordinated and therapeutic functioning of the treatment milieu.
Provides input to improve unit system functioning, rules, and schedules.
Charts patient interactions, engagement, and presentation hourly.
Ensures patient safety rounds (cues) are completed regularly to monitor harm risks.
Records evidence of safety rounds and any unit anomalies.
Assists in training and mentoring new employees.