Mental Health Technician

Main Line Health • Lower Merion Township, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Make an Impact! You make the difference for your patients - every single day! As a Mental Health Tech, you’ll partner with Psych Nurses to assure safe and quality nursing care in accordance with approved policies, procedures and schedules. In our unit, you will assist patients with their daily living, take vital signs, observe patients behaviors, plan patient activities and/or support groups and respond to crisis situations in a timely, effective manner. You will be skilled in prevention strategies to avoid crisis and problems that arise for your patients.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Provider BLS (American Heart Assoc/American Red Cross) required.

Nice To Haves

• One year of psychiatric experience on an inpatient psychiatric unit or comparable experience preferred.
• BA in Psychology or equivalent degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Psych Nurses to assure safe and quality nursing care in accordance with approved policies, procedures and schedules.
• Assist patients with their daily living.
• Take vital signs.
• Observe patients behaviors.
• Plan patient activities and/or support groups.
• Respond to crisis situations in a timely, effective manner.
• Utilize prevention strategies to avoid crisis and problems that arise for patients.

Benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement (up to $6,000 per year based upon Full or Part Time status).
• Up to 120 hours of paid time off per year based on Full or Part Time status.
• Employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors.
• Free employee parking.

What This Job Offers

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