Mental Health Technician Nursing Assistant
About The Position
The Mental Health Technician Nursing Assistant helps physicians, health practitioners, and psychiatrists care for patients with mental or emotional disorders, using counseling principles and nursing training. The role records patients’ physical condition by taking vital signs and observing behavior, and organizes social or recreational activities to encourage patient participation. The position provides direct care and day-to-day management for patients with medical and behavioral issues across all age ranges on an inpatient psychiatric unit. It supports activities of daily living and helps clients learn to meet basic needs, including medication management, life skills, recreation and leisure, housing, transportation, legal, medical, and financial assistance, and access to appropriate entitlements. The technician plans therapeutic recreation for groups, supports purposeful interventions and therapies, documents medication compliance as directed by treatment plans, monitors health care needs, and helps maintain a safe patient care environment.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Six months of direct patient care experience, preferably in an acute behavioral health or behavioral health education setting.
- Ability to handle significant amounts of confidential patient information.
- Ability to handle crises calmly and maturely.
- Ability to adapt to emergency situations.
- Familiarity with community resources and the delivery of case management services.
- Knowledge of mental health and/or substance abuse.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
- Pennsylvania Therapeutic Crisis Intervention certification.
Nice To Haves
- Successful completion of core and specialty orientation.
- Code Orange training required.
- Successful completion of the Crisis Management Course.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care and management for patients with medical and behavioral issues.
- Assist with care and management of patients across all age ranges as directed by the treatment team.
- Assist with day-to-day management of patients on an inpatient psychiatric unit.
- Help patients who are unable to do so with activities of daily living.
- Assist clients in learning to meet basic needs, including medication management, life skills, recreation and leisure, housing, transportation, legal, medical, and financial assistance, and securing appropriate entitlements.
- Plan therapeutic recreation for groups and support purposeful interventions and therapies.
- Work with other clinical staff on special projects and duties.
- Observe and document client compliance with medication regimens as dictated in the treatment plan.
- Maintain alertness and respond to patient safety issues, helping maintain a safe and secure patient care environment.
- Assist clinical staff in meeting and monitoring clients’ medical and health care needs.
- Record patients’ physical condition by taking vital signs and observing behavior.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
