Mental Health Technician, Peace Hospital, Adolescents, 3S, Part time, Weekend

UofL Health • Louisville, KY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Mental Health Technician II provides delegated components of nursing care to patients in accordance with physician orders and established nursing policies and procedures. Care is based on defined standards of patient care and practice and includes monitoring, specimen collection, psycho-education, assistance with activities of daily living, and behavior management. This is a part-time, weekend-only position at Peace Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Shifts are 8 or 12 hours, with 3–5 shifts per week depending on shift length.

Requirements

• Meet one of the following education and experience combinations: high school diploma, GED, or equivalent and 2 years of social service experience, including 1 year in direct patient care; 60 or more college credit hours in a social services field and 1 year of direct patient care experience; or a bachelor's degree in a social services field.
• Maintain required certifications, continuing education units, and associated education.

Nice To Haves

• Direct patient care experience for applicants with a bachelor's degree in a social services field.

Responsibilities

• Observe and monitor patient status according to patient monitoring standards, policies, and procedures, documenting items such as vital signs, weight, intake and output, dietary intake, rounds, behavioral rounds, narrative logs, admission checklists, and other progress or milieu notes.
• Report patient complaints of pain or other concerns in a timely manner.
• Provide verbal and written input to nursing staff through ongoing reporting and end-of-shift reports so patient needs and care can be prioritized.
• Provide skilled patient care, including unit orientation, transportation, de-escalation, teaching coping skills, conflict resolution and problem-solving, specimen collection, assistance with activities of daily living, admission and discharge procedures, response to codes, and use of SCM techniques.
• Observe and evaluate patient and family responses to interventions and report changes in condition to the assigned nurse.
• Lead patient psycho-educational groups and other unit care activities consistent with Personal Intervention Plans used on specialty units.
• Maintain professional development and practice requirements, including certifications, CEUs, and associated education.
• Comply with company policies, procedures, standards of conduct, and HIPAA privacy and security requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time