Mental Health Technician Senior - BHU - Full Time - Forbes Hospital

Highmark Health • Monroeville, PA

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About The Position

The Mental Health Technician Senior maintains safety and structure in the behavioral health milieu, observing and recording patient information relevant to treatment plans and reporting it to appropriate staff. The role collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to assess changes in patient status, gathers patient care information, and provides crisis intervention to maintain safety.

The technician provides direct patient care, including assistance with activities of daily living, vital signs, specimen collection, exams, treatments, procedures, and patient-focused testing. The role facilitates groups, reports and documents changes in patients’ physical, mental, or emotional conditions, and suggests modifications to master treatment plans. The technician also leads or co-leads social, recreational, and therapeutic activities and helps with unit tasks such as stocking supplies, transporting patients, and cleaning, checking, and retrieving equipment or appliances.

Employees are expected to follow applicable ethical, legal, privacy, information-security, and company conduct requirements, including HIPAA policies and training requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or three years of relevant experience and/or education, as determined by the company, in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• American Heart Association CPR.
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to assess ongoing changes in patient status and gather pertinent patient care data using available resources.
• Provide crisis intervention to maintain safety.
• Provide direct patient care, including assistance with activities of daily living, vital signs, specimen collection, exams, treatments, procedures, and patient-focused testing.
• Facilitate groups; report and document changes in patients’ physical, mental, or emotional conditions to nursing staff; and suggest modifications to the master treatment plan.
• Lead or co-lead social, recreational, and therapeutic activities that enhance patients’ social relationships and interpersonal skills.
• Participate in unit activities such as stocking supplies, transporting patients, and cleaning, checking, and retrieving equipment or appliances.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.
• Comply with applicable laws, company policies, code of business conduct, HIPAA privacy requirements, and information-security guidelines.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior