Full-Time
Mental Health Technician
Pool
Cooper University Health Care
Academic health system
Compensation Overview
$18 - $29/hr
Camden, NJ, USA
In Person
Overnight shifts run from 7 PM to 7 AM, with three shifts each week.
Bachelor's, Associate's
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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- A minimum of 2 years of experience in a mental health, forensic, or addictions setting is required.
- An Associate's Degree in Psychology or related study is required.
- AHA Basic Life Support certification is required.
- Assist the Registered Nurse in providing direct, indirect, and non-patient care responsibilities.
- Contribute to quality patient care as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team by providing therapeutic groups and activities, milieu counseling, and milieu management.
- Perform patient care observation rounds, one-to-one observation, environmental rounds, vital signs, control logs, glucose checks, specimen collections, treatment planning, patient education, visitor and meal monitoring, belongings and body checks, and documentation as needed.
- Use verbal de-escalation techniques to manage disruptive patient behaviors, in addition to limit-setting and physical restraint application as directed, and function as a member of the treatment team during a psychiatric code and Code Grey.
- Perform clerical functions to support the clinical operations of the unit.
- Work 7 PM to 7 AM shifts, three shifts every week, every third preassigned weekend, every other holiday, and one hallmark holiday.
- A Bachelor's Degree in Psychology or related study is preferred.
- CPI, Handle with Care, or Aggression Management certification is preferred.
Cooper University Health Care is an academic health system based in South Jersey. The organization provides hospital, specialty, primary, emergency, outpatient, research, and medical education services through an integrated care network. It serves patients, families, clinicians, students, researchers, and communities across southern New Jersey. Its operating model centers on academic medicine and community care supported by physician practices, clinical institutes, technology, facilities, and centralized operations. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, research, education, technology, facilities, administration, and patient care. Teams support coordinated daily delivery.
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