Mental Health Technician – PRN Nights

 Here’s What You Need

Education

·     High School Diploma or Equivalent (1 year experience) required Or

·     High School Diploma or Equivalent (CNA – Certified Nurse Aid certification) required Or

·     Associate’s Degree healthcare related field required

·     Bachelor’s Degree healthcare related field preferred

 

Licenses and Certifications

·     BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required And

·     CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training upon hire required And

·     ACPI – Advanced Crisis Prevention Intervention Training maintained annually 6 months required Or

·     CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training 30 days required And

·     ACPI – Advanced Crisis Prevention Intervention Training maintained annually 12 months required

 

What You Will Do

Assists with and helps coordinate patient care 

·     Assists with all patient care provided by the multidisciplinary team.

·     Encourages team members. Provides instruction to team members.

·     Greets and receives patients admitting/arriving to the unit/area.

·     Orients patient to surroundings, reviews safety procedures, and unit rules/guidelines while coordinating with the nurse

·     Prepares patient to be discharged/transferred. Assists with gathering belongings and making sure all belongings are returned to the patient (with the exception of medication).

 

Teamwork and collaboration; the ability to work effectively and productively with co-workers and other disciplines

·     Therapeutic communication

·     Interacts well with other members of the health care team

·     Communicates appropriately by demonstrating the following:

▪ active listening

▪ therapeutic communication skills (to include but not limited to open-ended questions, paraphrasing, restating, summarizing, focusing, clarifying, reflecting, silence

 

Maintains and provides service recovery/ Acts as a positive representative in the workplace as well as the community

·     Presents as a positive representative of the entity

·     Practices appropriate telephone etiquette

·     Practices confidentiality and privacy and complies with HIPAA guidelines

·     Promotes and maintains a safe environment. Reports hazards to proper department if they cannot be immediately corrected (i.e. entering work orders)

·     Anticipates and accommodates customer needs, putting patients first

 

Performs technical skills under the supervision of the RN

·     Keep unit and patient areas clean and stocked as required

·     Collect, label, and send specimens per entity policy

·     Demonstrates ability to accurately perform blood glucose testing in a timely manner, performs QC testing per policy

·     Follows policy and procedure for hand hygiene and two patient identifiers

·     Performs VS per unit standard

 

Professional Responsibility

·     Adherence to THR and entity employment policies

·     Complies with Time & Attendance policy; clocking in/out, tardiness, missed punches, PTO usage, proper use of time clock (clocking in to the correct cost center)

·     Complies with department specific guidelines for scheduling

·     Complies with department guidelines for supply utilization

·     Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility to changes in schedule and/or workload assignments when necessary to meet changing needs of the individual patient or unit

 

Demonstrates initiative for ongoing learning and professional growth

·     Achieves professional growth and development through participation in educational programs and/or providing inservices

·     Actively participates in staff meetings and/or committee meetings

·     Attends 10 staff meetings per year, according to entity policy

·     Actively participates in committees, process improvement projects, and special assignments. Encourages others to do the same.

Ensures a conducive learning environment for orientees. Assists with new employee orientation.

 

Additional perks of being a Texas Health MHT:

·     Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.

·     At Texas Health, our people make this a great place to work every day. Our inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture make Texas Health a great place to work.

·     A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

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Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.