Mental Health Technician - Psychiatric Unit
PeaceHealth
- Springfield, OR
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Participate in the care, observation, and documentation of all psychiatric patients. This may include assisting with daily living activities; taking vital signs; collecting routine specimens; assisting with dressing; ambulating patients; setting up and assisting with procedures; may include attending and participating in group therapy.
- Assisting nursing staff with seclusion and/or restraint. Observation of secluded or restrained patients.
- If assigned to the Emergency Department may assist RN with receiving psychiatric patients by ambulance or law enforcement and triaging these patients. Also may assist with transporting patients.
- Assist in keeping patient care areas and equipment clean.
- May be responsible for maintaining unit supplies by stocking patient rooms and supply areas.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Accredited Program Required: Acute Care Certified Nursing Assistant or EMT program if assigned to Emergency Department And
- College Coursework Preferred: Psychology. or other health related field
- Minimum of 1 year Preferred: Acute care facility or previous psychiatric experience and
- Minimum of 1 year Required: Experience in an acute care psychiatric facility or equivalent recent experience caring for or managing individuals with behavioral health issues in a psychiatric setting, or 20 shifts or more floating to the inpatient psychiatric unit as a CNA
- Required: Certified Nurse Assistant 2 - Oregon Inpatient Psychiatric and Emergency Department Units. Emergency Department: EMT required in place of CNA or
- Required within 90 Days: Crisis Intervention Certification Inpatient Psychiatric Unit and
- Required Upon Hire: Basic Life Support
- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patientâs needs. (Required)
- Ability to apply problem solving process (Required)
- Good time management skills (Required)
- Demonstrated skill with psychiatric patients (Required)
- Demonstrated competence with patient de-escalation, restraint and seclusion (Required)
- Graduate of a Certified Nursing Assistant Acute Care Program or EMT Program required.
- Current CNA II certification or minimum of EMT-Basic certification required.
- Complete CareConnect training to provide assistance designed for Patient Team Support.
- RiverBend BHU â One-year Psychiatric Unit experience required. Two years Emergency Department experience preferred.
- Being present with the patients in order to interact, observe, and report to the direct care or Charge Nurse patient and milieu status.
- Responsible for laundering and tracking patientâs clothing as needed; reporting to Social Work patient items needed for discharge.
- Patient handling no greater than 35 lbs. without the use of assistive equipment and/or devices (NIOSH).
- Fine motor skills to be able to grasp and control medical equipment and perform precise procedures.
- Push/Pull: Frequently up to 45 lbs. force (i.e., WOW, medical carts).
- Perform hands on CPR at least 20 mins using 100-125 lbs. of force (National Assoc. of EMS Physicians and AHA) Frequency should be seldom or occasionally.
- Ability to move around area with frequent sitting.
- Bending/ stooping/ squatting/ reaching/ kneeling frequently.
- Lifting (non-patient) up to 20 lbs. occasionally and 5 lbs. frequently.
- Exposure to biohazard, body fluids and airborne particles.
- Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy environment.
- Vision and hearing required within normal limits (glasses, contacts, hearing aids permitted).
- Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.