Mental Health Technician - PRN Days/Nights

UHS•Houston, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Kingwood Pines Hospital is a 116-bed facility located in the Kingwood community, approximately 30 miles northeast of the Houston Medical Center. The hospital provides 24-hour emergency services and serves children, adolescents, and adults for psychiatric and behavioral health needs. It also offers intensive outpatient and partial hospital program services. The Mental Health Technician is an active part of the treatment team, providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling to patients ranging from preschool through geriatrics. All Mental Health Technicians work under the direction of a Registered Nurse.

Requirements

High School Degree or equivalent required
One (1) year of related experience
CPR and HWC Crisis Intervention training must be completed prior to beginning work
MUST be available to attend the full hospital and departmental orientations: Week 1: M-F 8 AM - 5 PM / Week 2: M & Tu 9 AM - 5 PM
Must work a minimum of 3 shifts per pay period.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques with understanding of mental illness, preferred

Responsibilities

Conducts and documents patient rounds as scheduled.
Completes environmental rounds as scheduled.
Takes vital signs as ordered.
Responds calmly and effectively to emergency situations, de-escalates patients, and follows hospital policies and procedures related to seclusion, restraint, psychiatric emergencies, and medical emergencies.
Identifies potential problems with patients or the milieu (i.e., vital sign abnormalities, changes in patient’s physical condition, suspicious patient behavior, escalating patient behavior, contraband, safety hazards, etc.).
Ensures the unit schedules are followed and groups are conducted as posted/required.
Conducts and documents searches as ordered.
Recognizes and reports environmental hazards.
Performs patient inventory form per policy.