Mental Health Tech I

• Provide child, adolescent, or adult patient care in a treatment or educational milieu
• assist in the maintenance of a safe, secure environment that enhances treatment and/or educational effectiveness
• Provide education and training specific to individual patient needs, abilities, learning preferences and readiness
• Chart observations and other required documentation on assigned patients, behaviors, following prescribed procedures and standards
• Assist with the physical needs of patients
• may include taking manual vital signs, weights, and urine, stool, and sputum specimens as designated
• Assist patients with activities of daily living
• attend to patient behavioral problems and provide assistance and coordination in crisis intervention as needed
• Participate in the development, coordination and implementation of patient treatment programs
• Maintain confidentiality of patient records, adhering to HIPAA guidelines
• In collaboration with treatment team, may act as liaison with other departments, staff and patients
• Transport patients to and from appointments, clinics, laboratories, and/or treatments
• Work with other multi-disciplinary team members to lead milieu activities such as activities of daily living, current events, goals and fitness groups
• community meetings, school and/or recreational activities as appropriate
• Attend and participate in group sessions, in-service education, and staff meetings
• Process patient admission and registration as appropriate
• Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing and accessing appropriate computer and information system
• May perform phlebotomy duties as assigned
• Participate as a member of the Crisis Response Team responding to calls related to psychiatric services or assessed as a psychiatric crisis
• assist staff with patients in crisis
• assist with transports of psychiatric patients
• Assist patients to regain behavior control
• escort patients to safe area using least restrictive means possible
• apply restraints as needed
• assist with administration of emergency medications and daily living activities
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested
• Follow and maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

• High School or GED Equivalent
• UNMH Mental Health Tech training within 6 Months
• 1/2 year (6 months) directly related experience
• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers within 30 days
• Obtain and maintain Agressive Behav Cer within 30 days of hire

Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo

Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials