Mental Health Tech Day Shift

Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute • Georgetown, TX

2d

About The Position

Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute (GBHI) is a 118-bed acute care psychiatric hospital in Georgetown that provides comprehensive mental healthcare programs and services for adults, teens, and seniors. Along with inpatient acute care, the hospital offers outpatient programs to support patients after discharge or as an alternative to hospitalization. Its care environment is staffed by professionals and emphasizes person-centered treatment, stabilization, and healing.

Mental Health Technicians provide care to patients hospitalized with psychiatric or emotional disorders. They support the hospital’s care philosophy, help maintain a therapeutic milieu, communicate continually with nursing staff, and participate in patient care plans as assigned. Employees may also perform other related duties to meet the hospital’s ongoing needs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• CPR and SAMA certification; required training is provided by the employer.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to listen well with a pleasant demeanor that encourages and engages others.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize, with strong time-management skills.
• Successfully pass a background check, drug screen, and physical, and provide positive employment references.
• With or without reasonable accommodations, ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand for sustained periods, walk, pull, lift, raise, and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds; finger-grasp; feel sizes, shapes, temperatures, and textures; communicate orally, potentially loudly, accurately, or quickly; visually detect, determine, perceive, identify, recognize, judge, observe, inspect, and assess; perceive the nature of sound with or without correction; and perform repetitive wrist, hand, or finger motions.

Nice To Haves

• Clinical experience in a behavioral healthcare setting is preferred.
• Experience in a freestanding psychiatric hospital is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to patients hospitalized with psychiatric or emotional disorders.
• Support the hospital’s program philosophy of care.
• Support and help ensure a therapeutic milieu for all patients.
• Communicate constantly with nursing staff.
• Participate in patient plans of care as assigned.
• Perform other related duties as needed to meet the ongoing needs of the hospital.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Company-paid disability
• 401(k)
• Paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED