Baptist Health

Full-spectrum health system with hospitals

Geriatric Psych Mental Health Technician

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 11

Full-timePrattville, AL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
Nursing Assistant or Patient Care Technician certification, or equivalent experience, is required.
Certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant or Patient Care Technician is preferred; Basic Life Support certification is required, and additional certifications such as Secure may be required depending on the assigned area.
Stable physical and mental health is required.
The employee must communicate professionally, verbally and in writing.
The employee must be able to cope frequently with stressful and rapidly changing situations.
Knowledge of body mechanics, basic safety, and principles of physical care and comfort is required.
Medical terminology training is preferred.
The employee must be able to resolve customer complaints and concerns.
The role requires sitting for 20% and mobility for 80% of the workday; occasional stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching; frequent reaching, hand use, and repetitive actions; occasional lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds and pushing or pulling up to 150 pounds; continuous speaking with clear diction and hearing sensitivity; and continuous close- and distant-range visual acuity.
The role involves working indoors, with exposure to temperature changes, computer work, occasional electrical-shock risk, infectious disease, hazardous chemicals, and occasional radiation.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care at the direction of the Charge Nurse or Registered Nurse.
Assist patients with activities of daily living and with admission and discharge procedures.
Lead or serve as co-facilitator for patient groups and orient new patients to the unit environment.
Complete safety and location checks of all patients.
Perform other care functions assigned by the Charge Nurse.

Baptist Health is the largest healthcare system serving central Alabama, providing comprehensive hospital-based and outpatient services to nearly 60 percent of the residents in Montgomery, Autauga and Elmore counties.

To learn more about Baptist Health, visit us at https://www.baptistfirst.org.

Highlights:

Summary: The Mental Health Technician shall provide patient care at the direction of the Charge Nurse or Registered Nurse. The Technician shall be responsible to assist patients with activities of daily living, and to assist with admission and discharge procedures. This individual shall lead or serve as co-facilitator for patient groups, as well as to orient new patients to the unit environment. The Technician shall complete safety/location checks of all patients, and other care functions as assigned by the Charge Nurse. This position may have additional duties assigned that are in scope of the role.
Education / Experience: High School graduate or equivalent required. Nursing Assistant or Patient Care Technician Certification or equivalent experience. License / Certification: CNA or PCT certification preferred, BLS required, additional certifications (Secure, etc) may be required depending upon area assigned. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Requires stable physical and mental health
• Communicate professionally, both verbally and in writing,
• Frequently cope with stressful/rapidly changing situations.
• Knowledge of body mechanics and basic safety, principles of physical care and comfort.
• Medical terminology training preferred.
• Ability to resolve customer complaints and concerns.Work Conditions/Physical Requirements: Position requires sitting for 20% of the workday and mobility 80% of the workday.
There is occasional stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.
There is frequent reaching, use of hands and repetitive action.
Requires occasional lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds, pushing/pulling up to 150 pounds.
There is a continuous need for speaking with clear diction and hearing sensitivity in conversation either by phone or in person.
Continuous visual acuity at close and distant range.
Inside protected from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Minimal noise levels.
Much exposure to computer work.
Occasional exposure to risk of electrical shock.
Some exposure to infectious disease while performing job-related tasks.
Some exposure to hazardous chemicals. Occasional exposure to radiation.

Primary Location:

Prattville Baptist Hospital

Job:

Geriatric Psych MHTMental Health Technician

Job Type:

Regular-Full time

Shift:

3rd Shift (United States of America)

About the Company

Baptist Health

Full-spectrum health system with hospitals

Baptist Health is a regional health system with nine hospitals and more than 400 care sites across Kentucky and Indiana, offering inpatient services, outpatient clinics, home health, urgent care, diagnostic and surgery centers, and therapies. It combines employed physicians in Baptist Health Medical Group with a large network of independent clinicians to deliver comprehensive care across the continuum, including hospital care, primary care, specialty practices, and wellness services. Its hospitals hold Magnet or Pathway to Excellence nursing designations, reflecting a focus on nursing quality, and the system aims to provide accessible, high-quality health care to communities through a broad, integrated network. The goal is to improve community health by delivering coordinated, patient-centered care across a wide geographic footprint.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Little Rock, AR
Founded: 1924

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