Mental Health Care Specialist

4 days ago


Pensacola, Florida, United States Baptist Health Care Full time
Mental Health Technician Job Description

The Mental Health Technician plays a vital role in delivering care based on the recovery model at Baptist Health Care. This position works under the direction of a registered nurse to provide direct patient care, supervising, interacting, assisting, and supporting specific age groups of psychiatric patients.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Perform all responsibilities/duties required by the mental health unit as defined in the scope of service, ensuring the unique needs of the patient are addressed.
  • Conduct safety rounds to ensure patients and environment are safe, observing patient appearance/behaviors and documenting patient status, including reporting abnormal findings to the registered nurse.
  • Identify patient needs and function as part of the treatment team to develop and implement a plan of care that is individualized to patient preferences and needs.
  • Develop and facilitate mental health technician-led groups, documenting groups in the electronic health record.
  • Utilize Crisis Prevention Intervention techniques to recognize escalating behavior and de-escalate appropriately, responding to escalating events and using interventions to maintain patient and unit safety.
  • Maintain up-to-date and accurate documentation of care provided to ensure integration of information for use by the healthcare team, ensuring quality care.
  • Analyze problems effectively and demonstrate appropriate courses of action and solutions, demonstrating proper judgment in decision-making skills when necessary.
  • Provide person-centered care, offering choices, engaging patients in the treatment process, fostering optimism and hope in others, and serving as a role model for others in managing behaviors and in de-escalation of patients.
  • Manage the therapeutic milieu and redirect behaviors as needed.
  • Maintain current knowledge/certification.
Requirements:
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent, Required.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Psychology, Counseling/Psychology, Psychiatric-Mental Health, Preferred.
  • 1-3 years experience in psychiatric care or healthcare-related position, Preferred.
  • BLS for Healthcare Providers (BLS) American Heart Association Upon Hire, Required.
  • CPI within 90 Days, Required.
  • Ukeru User Certification (UKERU_CERT) within 90 Days, Required.


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