Mental Health Technician

HCA Healthcare•Columbia, TN

About The Position

Pinewood Springs, a joint venture mental health and wellness hospital operated by HCA Healthcare’s TriStar Health and Maury Regional Medical Center, is hiring a Mental Health Technician. The hospital serves adolescent and adult patients and provides inpatient and outpatient care for mood, thought, and co-occurring disorders in a supportive, therapeutic environment. The Mental Health Technician supports high-quality patient care and helps maintain a safe, therapeutic milieu. The role includes assisting patients with activities of daily living, escorting them to scheduled activities, performing assigned skills such as monitoring vital signs, documenting observations and baseline measurements, and providing support services that contribute to effective program operations. The technician also helps maintain unit cleanliness and, when assigned, unit files and paperwork.

Requirements

Obtain Basic Cardiac Life Support within 30 days of employment start date.
Obtain Nonviolent Crisis Intervention within 30 days of employment start date.

Responsibilities

Promote mental health and maintain high-quality, comprehensive patient care.
Respect patients’ integrity, confidential information, and rights.
Perform tasks necessary to maintain a therapeutic milieu and provide optimum patient care.
Escort patients safely and professionally to and from scheduled activities.
Perform assigned skills, including accurate monitoring of vital signs.
Help maintain the cleanliness of the unit.
Maintain effective interpersonal relationships with program staff.
Use appropriate telephone etiquette, record messages accurately, and route them to the appropriate staff, including patient inquiries.
Maintain support services that are vital to effective program operation.
Maintain the unit filing and paperwork system when assigned by the Nurse Manager or Charge Nurse.
Assist patients with activities of daily living.
Help maintain a safe environment.
Document observations and baseline measurements in the medical record.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine plans.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and flexible spending accounts.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.