Mental Health Technician PRN

3 hours ago


Houston, Texas, United States Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital Full time
Job Title: Mental Health Technician PRN

Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is currently recruiting for Per Diem Mental Health Technicians. Shifts are from 7pm-7:30am and 7pm-7:30am.

About the Role:

We are seeking MHT's to deliver quality psychiatric care to patients who are hospitalized with psychiatric/emotional disorders. As a Mental Health Technician, you will provide direct patient care to all patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders; support the therapeutic milieu; and ensure the safety and well-being of these patients.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Serves as a role model for all Mental Health Technicians and provides on the job training to newly hired staff.
  • Orients patients to the unit, takes admission vital signs and records on the Nursing Assessment Form.
  • Escorts patients when leaving the unit for activities, visitation, meals and scheduled tests. Always performs a count prior to moving patients, comparing and assuring rounds sheets are with the patients.
  • Participate in maintaining the therapeutic milieu on the unit, enforces the level system or other methods of behavior management.
  • Assists patients in carrying out activities of daily living, when congruent with the patients' treatment plan and needs, age, and developmental level.
  • Performs handoff with the on-going and off-going shifts. Both physically rounding together and assuring patient location and safety. Both will initial the round sheet for that time.
Requirements:
  • Must be 18 years or older and have High School graduate or equivalent.
  • Experience: 2 years of previous experience as a mental health technician.
  • High school level reading and writing skills; acceptable oral and written communication skills; legible handwriting; ability to maintain information as highly confidential.
  • Telephone etiquette and customer service skills by phone and face-to-face; familiarity with medical and psychological terminology preferred.


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