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Job Description
Crisis Response Tech
About Jefferson
Join the mission of Improving Lives as a Crisis Response Tech at Jefferson Health. With more than 42,000 employees, we’re the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region. Our work to improve lives is never done.
About Our Unit
This unit is located at Jefferson Einstein Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.
Awards & Recognition
Jefferson Einstein Hospital is Magnet Recognized. Jefferson is also recognized as the 2nd Best Hospital in the Philadelphia Metro area and the 3rd Best Hospital in Pennsylvania
Jefferson Einstein Hospital is also recognized for its high performance in the following procedures/conditions: Congestive Heart Failure & Kidney Failure
Schedule Commitment
Full Time: 8 hour shifts
- 64 to 80 biweekly hours
- Every other weekend
- Every other holiday
- Day: 7a – 3:30p
- Evening: 3p – 11:30p
- Night: 11p – 7:30a
Part Time: 8 hour shifts
- 32 – 40 biweekly hours
- Every other weekend
- Every other holiday
- Day: 7a – 3:30p
- Evening: 3p – 11:30p
- Night: 11p – 7:30a
PRN: 8 hour shift
- Day: 7a – 3:30p
- Evening: 3:00p – 11:30p
- Night: 11p – 7:30a
- 24 hrs Weekend per 6 wk schedule
- 1 winter / 1 summer
Schedules are available 6 weeks in advance. The work schedule commitment for this position requires the following:
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Nurse Manager, Mental Health/Behavioral Health Techs will provide direct bedside care to patients:
- Assists the RN in delivering care, observing patient behaviors, and more.
- Reports/documents any changes in patients mood or behavior in a timely fashion.
- Provides one-on-one sessions with assigned patients as needed.
Crisis Response Technicians will maintain a full patient caseload with an assigned primary nurse in an inpatient setting and provide care for all patients effectively and compassionately.
Qualifications
To qualify as a Crisis Response Tech, you must meet the following requirements for consideration:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- 12 college credits towards a humanities or social services degree or BA in behavioral health field required
- One-year experience with behavioral health clients required
- Must be trained in PEAT and able to safely schedule and restrain an aggressively acting out patient
Total Rewards
As a valued member of the team, you will be eligible to receive our total rewards package which includes:
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans
- Health Coaching, Commuter Discounts, Day Care Services, etc.
Work Shift
Workday Day (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Employee Entity
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Primary Location Address
5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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