Mental Health Care Specialist

7 days ago

Salt Lake, Utah, United States University of Utah Health Full time
About the Position: University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, a part of The University of Utah, is seeking highly motivated and dedicated individuals to join our team as Psychiatric Technicians. This role provides a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their families. As a Psychiatric Technician, you will be responsible for creating a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment for psychiatric patients. Your duties will include assisting with patient care, maintaining a safe environment, and providing emotional support to patients and their families.

Responsibilities:
  • Assists with maintaining a safe and hazard-free environment by observing and documenting patient behavior, conducting patient room searches, reporting unsafe conditions, and applying appropriate emotional and physical support.
  • Performs or assists with the admission of new patients by gathering routine information for nursing assessment, searching patients and belongings for contraband, documenting belongings and other appropriate information.
  • Orients the patient and patient's family to the facility and the policies and procedures.
  • Escorts patients to off-unit appointments and activities using therapeutic interventions to ensure the safety of the patient, hospital staff, and other university patients and visitors.
  • Assists with providing a therapeutic milieu for patients by encouraging patients to participate in recreational activities and group therapies.
  • Assists with supportive therapy for select patients by leading activity and conversation groups.
  • Assists in the development of patient behavioral expectations.
  • May functions as a preceptor to new Psychiatric Technicians.
  • Assists with the unit's training and quality assurance programs, as well as ordering, stocking, and maintaining clerical and patient supplies. Provides an annual educational in-service to co-workers.
  • Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and may coordinate with leadership to maintain department forms.
  • Assists with initiating and contributing to patient treatment planning, teaching, and discharge planning.
  • Participates in patient care team conferences by sharing observations of patient's progress toward identified goals and assists the primary Registered Nurse with the development, evaluation, and revision of patient care plans.


Requirements and Qualifications: To be successful in this role, you must have a strong understanding of patient-centered care and a commitment to delivering exceptional service to our patients and their families. We are looking for individuals who possess excellent communication skills, a high level of emotional intelligence, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. A minimum of six months of behavioral health or direct patient care experience is required, which may include CNA, MA, HCA, Teacher's aide, or assistant roles. You must also have current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system, obtained within 30 days of hire. Additional license requirements may be determined by the hiring department. Preferred qualifications include knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit, ability to assess a patient that can possibly hurt himself/herself and others and report this information to the Registered Nurse, and ability to utilize the principles of group dynamics when co-leading a group to facilitate the development of social, behavioral, and communication skills among group members.

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