Health Technician

Job Title

Health Technician

Duties

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Assists the interdisciplinary team in the care and treatment of patients receiving medical care for psychiatric or substance abuse treatment, PTSD, and other behavioral health conditions.
• Observes, collects data, documents, and reports to the professional team changes in patient behavior, attitude, physical complaints, appearance, vital signs and/or changes in the patients' condition that may be related to medications, sensory distortions, or medical conditions.
• Performs a range of diagnostic support duties such as collecting, recording, and reporting to RN deviations in vital signs/withdrawal symptoms, collecting and labeling specimens for the laboratory.
• Conducts patient meetings, groups, and completes documentation as appropriate.
• Completes unit rounds, patient safety checks, hazardous items checks of unit, patients, and their belongings.
• Provides specific health information based on the patients' condition, including facility health promotion programs (tobacco cessation, weight loss programs).
• Maintain administrative and clinical files and orders/maintains supplies for the unit to include specialized supplies pertaining to instruments used in the unit.
• Gathers and records information needed to schedule, check-in, check out, or admit patients.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 1900-0730, rotating weekend and holidays, flexible to meet needs of the organization.

Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/ PD06911A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized