Mental Health Tech I - Adult Inpatient Unit

Job Description

Job Description

Mental Health Tech - Adult Inpatient Unit

Falls Church, VA

Position Type: FT

Schedule: Day Shift or Night Shift (Rotating Weekends)

Shifts Available: Days

Salary Scale: $17.86-$24.12

Make a Difference in the Mental Health!

Dominion Hospital, the only freestanding mental health facility in Northern VA, is seeking a Mental Health Tech - Adult Inpatient Unit to assist nursing staff in providing patient care. In this key role, you will be responsible for high-quality, patient-centered care by performing a variety of delegated basic patient care services related to behavioral health nursing functions and activities of daily living. The Mental Health Tech - Adult Inpatient Unit , under supervision of the registered nurse (RN), assists the nursing staff in providing patient care in accordance with the MHT's skills/training and the needs fo the Department and consistently assists the patient care team with maintaining a clean, well-organized, and safe patient care environment. The Mental Health Tech - Adult Inpatient Unit complies with all hospital policies/procedures and observes the State Board of Nursing rules for unlicensed personnel.

If you're passionate about mental health and caring for patients, we'd love to hear from you.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

• Competitive pay

• Paperless, quick onboarding 

• Warm, family-like culture, supportive leadership

• Recognition programs & employee appreciation events

• Comprehensive benefits (health, dental, vision, retirement plan, PTO, holiday pay)

• Generous employee referral program

• Annual performance reviews

• Support for personal well-being (EAP programs, mental health resources)

• Opportunities for advancement

• Strong mentorship and orientation programs

• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient and employee safety

What You'll Do

• Participates in the implementation of multidisciplinary/nursing care plans by performing direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of the licensed nurse. (Inpatient Only)

• Obtains and records initial and ongoing patient information throughout the cycle of care, including admissions data, vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, blood glucose levels, intake and output, and calorie counts.

• Documents observations, interactions, patient responses to performed activities, and any physical or behavioral changes at time of occurrence. Reports observations of individual patients to the RN/Team Leader.

• Escorts patients to and from scheduled activities in a safe and professional manner. Assists with ambulating patients including the use of walkers, crutches, canes, and wheelchairs as needed. Transfers patients to and from other units, departments, or entities. Assists with discharges. Demonstrates proper body mechanics.

• Provides or assists with non-medicated support care, including non-sterile dressing changes, skin protection, application of heat or ice, and venous compression devices as needed.

• Obtains or assists in the collection of specimens for diagnostic or waived tests. Ensures accuracy of all labels and timely transfer of specimen.

• Retrieves supplies from pharmacy, storage room, or tube systems and delivers as permitted by regulation and hospital policy.

• Assists with patient preparation for surgery or other procedure. (Inpatient Only)

• Orients patients/families/caregivers to room and hospital routine. Appropriately checks in patients and inventory of patient belongings.

• Assists patients with activities of daily living to include eating and drinking, bathing, shaving, oral care, grooming, and elimination. Changes bed linens as needed.

• Performs 15 minute rounding or other observation level as required and responds promptly to call lights and patient requests. Strives to anticipate patient needs and resolve them proactively.

• Follows patient and employee safety/security policies and protocols, including hand hygiene, use of universal precautions, use of personal protective equipment, and adherence to isolation procedures.

• Prepares and maintains clean, hazard-free patient rooms. Empties trash and removes soiled linens.

• Assists in the setup, removal, and cleaning of equipment. Identifies malfunctioning equipment and initiates repairs.

• Performs clerical work as needed, including assembling and maintain charts, filing, answering and transferring phones, and relaying messages.

• Promotes consistent, positive patient interactions that advance the agenda of unparalleled patient service. Demonstrates skills in the areas of relationship building, appropriate boundaries and role modeling with patients.

• Demonstrates caring and empathy in all interactions and advocates for patient- and family-centered approach in all decisions and actions.

• Demonstrates excellent communication skills, including active listening. Ensures patients, physicians, and colleagues have a clear understanding of all communications.

• Engages in evidence-based best practices that enhance the patient experience, including SAFETY rounding, communication fundamentals/AIDET, Teach-Back, Narrating Care, etc.

• Participates as an active member of the health care team and positively promotes the rest of the team to patients/families/caregivers and other colleagues.

• Maintains a professional appearance and demonstrates behaviors consistent with established policies/procedures.

• Seeks opportunities to impact the growth of the organization by promoting excellence in patient experience and providing high quality care to the patients served.

• Monitors unit and individual patient rooms to assess for potential ligature/safety risks, contraband and any environmental concerns. Reports and immediately addresses any observations.

• Assists in performing increased patient observation to include line of sight or one to one observations as needed.

• Supports restraint free environment utilizing preventative measures and de-escalation skills/techniques.

• Plans, leads or co-leads groups and activities with patients and documents observations, participation and outcomes in each individual patients medical record. (Inpatient Only)

• Participates in data collection, monitors quality of care and seeks opportunity to make improvements.

• Upon completion of six months of employment, may assist with orientation of new personnel as directed including completion of required orientation documentation. Serves as a positive role model and resource for peers.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education : High School Diploma or GED-Required

Certifications : Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers required and Crisis Prevention Institute required as a part of the general hospital orientation.

Experience : Experience in Behavioral Health-Preferred. Microsoft office applications, Dinamap/neurons/vital sign machines, glucose monitoring, Electronic Health Record, patient rounding monitoring systems-Preferred

We are committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, age, disability or protected veteran status. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for our job opportunities.

Dominion Hospital has provided quality healthcare services for close to 50 years! Our 116-bed hospital is one of the region's leading mental healthcare facilities in Northern Virginia. Our convenient location in suburban Falls Church, VA offers a full range of treatment options with a distinctive focus on crisis intervention and stabilization through our inpatient, partial hospitalization programs (PHP), and intensive outpatient (IOP). Our patients receive the best quality care through specialized services in safe, healthy, confidential, and trauma-informed environments.

At Dominion Hospital, our care-like family culture extends to our patients, our people, and our community. We are committed to each other. When we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

Join our team and help create a safer environment for patients, visitors, and employees while advancing excellence in healthcare. Apply today!