Mental Health Technician - Nights

HealthPartners•Saint Paul, MN

About The Position

Regions Hospital is the largest provider of inpatient mental health services in the east metro, treating adults with all mental illnesses in a state-of-the-art facility. Mental Health Technicians help provide patients with a caring, safe, healing environment as part of a collaborative care team that includes psychiatrists, physician assistants, occupational therapists, nurses, and social workers. The role provides care and support to patients experiencing mental illness and their families through de-escalation skills, group dynamics, and facilitation. The position also supports crisis management, therapeutic programming, and milieu management, and addresses emergent and urgent issues as needed. This is a straight-night position at 0.5–0.9 FTE (20–36 hours per week). The specific shift and FTE will be discussed during the interview based on departmental needs. The position requires working every other weekend and holiday.

Requirements

Completion of a post-secondary education program in behavioral sciences; or completion of one year of post-secondary education in behavioral sciences or a health care field; or at least one year of supervised experience delivering services to persons with mental illness; or one year of similar related health care experience, as applicable.
Current CPR/BLS certification.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care and support to patients experiencing mental illness and their families, using de-escalation skills, group dynamics, and facilitation.
Assist with crisis management, therapeutic programming, and milieu management as part of the Mental Health Care team.
Perform activities of daily living (ADLs) for patients.
Provide patient care treatments, including restraint monitoring.
Collect patient data, including vital signs, weights, and intake and output.
Collect routine patient specimens, such as urine, stool, and finger-stick blood glucose, as directed.
Respond to call lights and requests.
Assist nurses with procedures as requested.
Document and chart care provided in the electronic health record.
Perform other duties as assigned.