Mental Health Technician - Days

Mental Health Tech- Full Time/ Days

Texas Health HEB’s (Springwood) Behavioral Health department is looking for a top skilled MHT. Is that you?

Work location: Texas Health HEB 1600 Hospital Parkway TX 76022

Work hours: Full Time (36 Hour) Day Shift, with rotating weekends

Department highlights:

• Highly engaged Behavioral Health Leadership Team
• Great Benefits/401K/PTO
• Committed to a Culture of Safety
• Team environment that encourages creativity

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford is a 296-bed, acute-care facility serving Northeast Tarrant County since 1973. With more than 550 physicians on its medical staff, hospital services include outpatient surgery, women’s services, a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a dedicated oncology unit and cardiac rehabilitation. Texas Health HEB recently received a dual accreditation as a Cycle IV Chest Pain Center and Heart Failure Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers, is certified as a Primary Stroke Center and a designated "Baby Friendly" facility by WHO and UNICEF. Our location brings the best of suburban living, offering you the benefits of convenience and solid career opportunities.

Here’s What You Need

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (1 year experience) required Or
• Bachelor's Degree healthcare related field preferred
• High School Diploma or Equivalent (CNA - Certified Nurse Aid certification) required Or
• Associate's Degree healthcare related field required

Licenses and Certifications

• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required And
• CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training upon hire required And
• ACPI - Advanced Crisis Prevention Intervention Training maintained annually within 30 days of hire required

What You Will Do

Assists with and helps coordinate patient care

• Orients patient to surroundings, reviews safety procedures, and unit rules/guidelines while coordinating with the nurse
• Encourages team members. Provides instruction to team members.
• Assists with all patient care provided by the multidisciplinary team.
• Greets and receives patients admitting/arriving to the unit/area.
• Prepares patient to be discharged/transferred. Assists with gathering belongings and making sure all belongings are returned to the patient (with the exception of medication).

Teamwork and collaboration; the ability to work effectively and productively with co-workers and other disciplines

• Communicates appropriately by demonstrating the following:
• Interacts well with other members of the health care team
• Therapeutic communication

• Active listening

• Therapeutic communication skills (to include but not limited to open-ended questions, paraphrasing, restating, summarizing, focusing, clarifying, reflecting, silence

Maintains and provides service recovery/ Acts as a positive representative in the workplace as well as the community

• Promotes and maintains a safe environment. Reports hazards to proper department if they cannot be immediately corrected (i.e. entering work orders)
• Presents as a positive representative of the entity
• Practices confidentiality and privacy and complies with HIPAA guidelines
• Anticipates and accommodates customer needs, putting patients first
• Practices appropriate telephone etiquette

Performs technical skills under the supervision of the RN

• Keep unit and patient areas clean and stocked as required
• Collect, label, and send specimens per entity policy
• Performs VS per unit standard
• Demonstrates ability to accurately perform blood glucose testing in a timely manner, performs QC testing per policy
• Follows policy and procedure for hand hygiene and two patient identifiers

Professional Responsibility

• Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility to changes in schedule and/or workload assignments when necessary to meet changing needs of the individual patient or unit
• Adherence to THR and entity employment policies
• Complies with Time & Attendance policy; clocking in/out, tardiness, missed punches, PTO usage, proper use of time clock (clocking in to the correct cost center)
• Complies with department specific guidelines for scheduling
• Complies with department guidelines for supply utilization

Demonstrates initiative for ongoing learning and professional growth

• Actively participates in committees, process improvement projects, and special assignments. Encourages others to do the same.
• Achieves professional growth and development through participation in educational programs and/or providing inservices
• Actively participates in staff meetings and/or committee meetings
• Attends 10 staff meetings per year, according to entity policy

Ensures a conducive learning environment for orientees. Assists with new employee orientation.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health MHT:

• At Texas Health, our people make this a great place to work every day. Our inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture make Texas Health a great place to work.
• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
• Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits, Job Listings by Category, recent Awards we’ve won and more.
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to [email protected].