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Northern California Behavioral Health System

Inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care

Mental Health Technician - Nursing

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSanta Rosa, CA, USA$23.84 - $27.50 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma, GED, or equivalent is required.
  • Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification is required, or must be obtained within the initial orientation period.
  • Verbal de-escalation and physical intervention training as approved by the Chief Nursing Officer is required.
  • English proficiency is required.
  • High school-level reading and writing skills and legible handwriting are required.
  • Ability to maintain professional boundaries is required.
  • Must follow safety procedures and remain alert to changing situations to help prevent danger.
  • Must support activities of daily living and obtain patient vital signs as outlined by the treatment team.
  • Must respond calmly and promptly to alarms or codes.
  • Must work directly with the Inpatient Psychiatric Registered Nurse to ensure unit safety and communicate clinical updates relevant to patient care.
  • Must conduct and document patient rounds every 15 minutes or more frequently, including one-to-one observation when required.
  • Must work with the nursing team to maintain a safe, therapeutic unit, including appropriate use of a hall monitor.
  • Must communicate professionally with patients, families, referral sources, caseworkers, and other customers, while remaining courteous and empathetic.
  • Must maintain patient confidentiality.
  • Must be sensitive and willing to interact with people from varied social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds.
  • Must be able to work independently and as part of a team, and be flexible with scheduling variations.
  • Must maintain accurate time records and take rest-period breaks according to hospital policy.
  • Must be able to work in a fast-paced, expanding environment.
  • Must exercise self-control in potentially volatile situations, concentrate amid noise and other distractions, handle frequent interruptions, shift between tasks, and remain flexible when opinions differ.
  • Must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, and grasp, and perceive object attributes by touch.
  • Must be able to communicate spoken information and instructions accurately, including quickly and loudly when needed.
  • Must meet the stated hearing requirement, with or without correction, and perceive detailed oral communication and sound distinctions.
  • Must perform repetitive wrist, hand, and finger motions.
  • Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and move objects by lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling.
  • Must meet the stated visual acuity standard, with or without correction, to perform administrative and clerical tasks and observe patients.
  • Must complete orientation and competency assessments required for the position.

Responsibilities

  • Provide direct care to patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders, support the therapeutic milieu, and ensure patient safety and well-being while carrying out nursing assistance for adolescent, adult, or older adult patients as assigned.
  • Conduct environmental safety rounds each shift and perform ongoing safety assessments, including securing contraband found in the milieu.
  • Document and record safety observations in the patient medical record as ordered by the psychiatric provider or under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
  • Maintain knowledge of occupational health hazards, participate in further training, and understand associated risks, including bloodborne pathogen exposures.
  • Participate in treatment planning; help identify patient problems, needs, and strengths; and suggest treatment-plan modifications based on observations of patient behavior.
  • Provide input into discharge planning and shift reports.
  • Implement patient treatment plans by monitoring progress and communicating behavioral information to other treatment-team members.
  • Maintain communication with patients, family members, and referral sources in patients’ interests.
  • Co-facilitate didactic, educational, and community groups within the adolescent treatment program.
  • Encourage and facilitate patient participation in therapeutic activities, and supervise patients to support their safety and involvement in treatment.
  • Accompany and transport patients as assigned.
  • Orient new patients to the unit, program, and milieu.
  • Assist patients with activities of daily living, including hygiene and toileting, in accordance with their treatment plans, needs, age, and developmental level.
  • Maintain a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment and help maintain the unit’s therapeutic milieu, enforcing the level system or other behavior-management methods.
  • Maintain patient, program, department, and related documentation.
  • Perform clerical and administrative assignments that support patient care and department and organizational operations.
  • Participate in activities that enhance professional growth and development.
  • Uphold the organization’s ethics and customer-service standards and perform related duties as requested.
  • Answer telephone calls professionally, direct calls appropriately, and take messages.

Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarity with medical and psychological terminology and principles of human behavior is preferred.
  • Basic knowledge of human growth and development is helpful.
  • Experience with therapeutic limit-setting, or understanding of level systems or other behavior-management modalities, is helpful.
  • Skills in teaching or assisting with activities of daily living are helpful.

About the Company

Northern California Behavioral Health System

Inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care

Operates inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services at two Northern California campuses, Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital and Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, with 117 and 144 acute psychiatric beds respectively. Care is provided through a multidisciplinary team that creates individualized treatment plans for adolescents and adults with conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and co-occurring substance use disorders, including 24-hour monitoring and stabilization. As part of Signature Healthcare Services, it connects to a nationwide network of 19 psychiatric hospitals to coordinate broader regional care. The goal is to help patients recover by delivering continuous, patient-centered care within a regional mental health system.

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