Mental Health Tech

UHS • Casper, WY

4h • 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.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Patient observation rounds require continuous standing and walking, without stopping, from 10 to 145+ feet every 15 minutes a minimum of 2 hours per day, maximum of 8 hours per day.
• Must be able to kneel, grasp, bend at the waist, push/pull up to 50 lbs. on a regular basis.

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 are helpful.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a registered nurse or lead mental health Unit Coordinator.
• Provides for the personal care, engagement and comfort of psychiatric patients.
• Regularly engages with patients to ensure active participation in treatment groups, activities, and therapy.
• Monitors patients for safety and provides information regarding therapeutic activities.
• Engages patients throughout the day to support their treatment and therapy.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment, alert to risks that may compromise patient safety.
• Maintains par levels of equipment and supplies for patient care.
• Works closely with nurses and other unit staff for coordinated and therapeutic functioning of the treatment milieu.
• Provides input to improve unit functioning, rules, and schedule.
• Charts patient interactions, engagement, and presentation on an hourly basis.
• Ensures patient safety rounds (cues) are completed on every patient in regular increments.
• Records evidence of safety rounds and any anomalies.
• Assists in training and mentors new employees.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan and over 25 other benefits options
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
• Educational Assistance and Continuing Education benefits

What This Job Offers

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