Mental Health Technician

Diversicare Healthcare Services & Diversicare Ther • Lake City, TN • 1d ago

Overview

The Mental Health Technician (MHT) supports the nursing staff in maintaining a therapeutic setting by performing routinely assigned tasks and carrying out patient care activities within the scope of the MHT's training and experience. The MHT will maintain a safe and professional standard for patient care in accordance with Federal and State regulations, policies and procedures and accreditation and quality standards

Responsibilities

Continually monitors and enforces compliance with unit rules.

Effectively applies supportive behavior when assisting in the control of patients who exhibit

unacceptable behavior.

Demonstrates the ability to employ de-escalation, crisis intervention, and therapeutic

interventions as needed.

Completes unit safety checks.

Inventories patient belongings accurately and secures contraband as needed.

Complies with standard/universal precautions and infection control policies and attends

required in-services to keep self-informed.

Implements patient care activities under the direction and supervision of licensed nursing

personnel.

Performs vital signs, weights, ADL monitoring, nutritional monitoring, and communicates

findings to the nurse.

Assists patients with laundry, meals, bathroom functions and maintaining of belongings as

needed.

Assists at risk/physically challenged patients with mobility needs as needed.

Individualizes all patient care activities to the age specific/disability/cultural sensitivity needs of

the patient.

Communicates and documents patient observation and date effectively.

Documents patient's departure from unit with 100% accuracy and within defined timelines.

Documents significant occurrences, observed behavior, vital signs, nutrition intake and patient

observation findings on assigned patients and as requested by the registered nurse, with

100% accuracy and within defined timelines.

Communicates outcome of assigned tasks to nursing staff in a timely manner.

Communicates follow-up on patient care responsibilities, incomplete assignments, ongoing

activities and current patient needs to relevant staff to assure continuity of care.

Escorts patients in and out of weekly Treatment Team meetings and in and out of visits with

practitioners and therapists.

Performs goals and activity groups to keep patients engaged outside of required therapy

groups and report findings to clinical services.

Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications

High school graduate or equivalent.

Certified Nursing Assistant preferred

At least 1 year experience working with psychiatric patients in an inpatient setting preferred

Valid driver's license

Crisis intervention experience preferred

Job ID 2026-68034

Type PRN

Location Name Rocky Top Behavioral Health

Address 204 Industrial Park Lane

Location US-TN-Rocky Top

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