Mental Health Technician

Description:
Could you be our next Mental Health Technician at [ENTER LOCATION]?

Why work as a Mental Health Technician?

• Make an Impact! You make the difference for your patients - every single day! As a Mental Health Tech, you'll partner with Psych Nurses to assure safe and quality nursing care in accordance with approved policies, procedures and schedules. In our unit of [ENTER #BEDS] beds, you will assist patients with their daily living, take vital signs, observe patients behaviors, plan patient activities and/or support groups and respond to crisis situations in a timely, effective manner. You will be skilled in prevention strategies to avoid crisis and problems that arise for your patients.
  
  
• Develop and Grow Your Career! Invest in furthering your education through seeking certifications or advanced degrees by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement! This position is eligible for up to $6,000 per year based upon your Full or Part Time status.
  
  
• Get Involved! Become engaged by joining hospital & system-wide Nursing Committees and Unit Councils.
  
  
• Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a common purpose: providing superior service and care.
  
  
• Position-Specific Benefits include: You are eligible for up to [ENTER MAX#OF HOURS PER YEAR] hours of paid time off per year based on your Full or Part Time status. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!
  
  

Position: Mental Health Technician
Shift: [ENTER HOURS]

Experience:
One year of psychiatric experience on an inpatient psychiatric unit or comparable experience preferred.

Education:
1. High school diploma required.
2. BA in Psychology or equivalent degree preferred.

Licensures/Certifications:
Provider BLS (American Heart Assoc/American Red Cross) required.