Mental Health Technician

Hourly Wage Estimate: $16.02 - $22.43 / hour
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Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Mental Health Technician

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Mental Health Technician contributes to the maintenance of a safe and therapeutic milieu through prompt reporting of observed behavior, milieu processes and other pertinent information. .

• Through direct care, observation, and communication with the patient you will collect and document patient admission and shift behavioral and physical clinical data and observations. Provide appropriate information to assist RN with admission and shift RN assessments.
• You will perform vital signs, BP's and accuchecks. Report abnormalities in vital signs (per protocol) to Registered Nurse. You will also provide or assist patients with Activities of Daily Living and assist with treatments or procedures within documented level of competency. Performs groups with patient population
• Provide behavioral health care interventions utilizing the least restrictive interventions
• You will provide for the safety of patients, visitors and staff and complete routine and special safety checks
• Act as sitters for behavioral health patients and have flexibility to assist on other floors with sitting for behavioral health patients to the scope of employees job description/practice

What qualifications you will need:

• High School Diploma or GED who is either enrolled in a Bachelors level program, or has six months of previous psychiatric experience (required)
• Bachelors' Degree in Psychology or related field (preferred)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider (required)
• Previous 6 months experience in an acute care adult, geriatric or child/adolescent behavioral health setting, which can be done through an internship. Successful completion of a Bachelors' Degree in Psychology or related field would fill this requirement in lieu of six months experience (required)
• One year experience in an acute care adult, geriatric or child/adolescent behavioral health setting. Medical care technician experience (preferred)

Benefits

Retreat Doctors' Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Established in 1974, Henrico Doctors' Hospital is a 340-bed community hospital offering cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, oncology, physical therapy, women's services and a 24/7 emergency department. Operated by HCA Healthcare, Henrico Doctors' Hospitals consists of three community campuses - Henrico, Parham, and Retreat Doctors' Hospitals along with a free-standing emergency center, Hanover Emergency Center. Envisioned, founded and supported by a group of independent physicians looking to provide high-quality care in an accessible community setting, Henrico Doctors' proudly remains committed to providing patients with the best care possible.


"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder


If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Mental Health Technician opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.