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FTE: 0.900000
Shift: Nights
Location: RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER
Summary:
The Mental Health Technician is an entry level position applying principles and techniques of evaluation, therapeutic intervention, and treatment of patients. The technician manages a safe and therapeutic environment for mental health patients.
Required Experience:
Preferred Experience:
None
Required Licensure/Education:
High school diploma or GED required.
Preferred Licensure/Education:
College level courses in Psychology or related field preferred or Bachelor's Degree preferred.
Compensation:
Minimum hourly rate: $18.46
Maximum hourly rate: $22.12
Responsibilities:
Essential Job Duties:
Able to perform mental status evaluations in ER setting to report to appropriate Dr. to determine appropriate disposition.
Able to effectively follow through with recommended dispositions.
Assists to maintain MHU standards of safety and cleanliness within the therapeutic milieu.
Demonstrates an understanding of the action and side effects of psychotropic medications.
Documents observations, interventions, and progress towards planned outcomes according to charting standards.
Ensures that group and milieu programming occurs as scheduled.
Implements planned treatment interventions and documents patients' response.
Monitors assigned patients and assists with their personal care needs.
Observes patient's mental status and documents per MHU charting guidelines.
Possesses the knowledge and skill required to evaluate patients' mental status to determine treatment needs/interventions.
Reports patient observations (assigned, group, milieu) to RN every shift.
Utilizes approved behavioral management techniques when appropriate.
Nonessential Job Duties:
Able to perform mental status evaluations in ER setting to report to appropriate Dr. to determine appropriate disposition.
Able to effectively follow through with recommended dispositions.
Assists to maintain MHU standards of safety and cleanliness within the therapeutic milieu.
Demonstrates an understanding of the action and side effects of psychotropic medications.
Documents observations, interventions, and progress towards planned outcomes according to charting standards.
Ensures that group and milieu programming occurs as scheduled.
Implements planned treatment interventions and documents patients' response.
Monitors assigned patients and assists with their personal care needs.
Observes patient's mental status and documents per MHU charting guidelines.
Possesses the knowledge and skill required to evaluate patients' mental status to determine treatment needs/interventions.
Reports patient observations (assigned, group, milieu) to RN every shift.
Utilizes approved behavioral management techniques when appropriate.
Riverside Healthcare is revolutionizing care using leading-edge technology to diagnose and treat patients. We are ranked top in the nation for performance in neurosurgery, orthopedics, and heart surgery and have also been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics seven times. Riverside is nationally recognized for our specialty programs in obstetrics, trauma, oncology, rehabilitation, geriatrics, occupational health, psychiatric services, and treatment of alcohol and chemical dependency, as well as patient safety. We combine innovation and convenience at state-of-the-art facilities located in communities throughout the greater Kankakee area.
Riverside Medical Center proves that truly progressive medicine is being delivered in Chicago's southwest suburbs and East Central Illinois. Join a team that is not only concerned with providing the best care possible but also with offering a work environment of advancement and growth. Riverside is a place that embraces a culture where opinions count and dedications is respected, where superior performance is rewarded with competitive salaries and excellent benefits.
Other information:
Exposure/Sensory Requirements:
Exposure:
• Chemicals: Refer to MSDS sheets
• Video Display Terminals: Average
• Blood and Body Fluids: Diagnostic composite of patients, frequent contact with intravenous devices, and high potential for contact with contaminated body fluids (blood, stool, vomitus) and administration of blood does create a high risk. use of needleless IV system, universal precautions and protective equipment minimize risk.
• TB or Airborne Pathogens: Patient diagnostic presentations do pose high risk; however, usage of protective wear, appropriate size TB mask from fit test and universal precautions reduces risk.
Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):
• Speech: Required to communicate with patient/families/staff/doctors, coworkers, ancillary personnel and other department heads. Ability to ask for help.
• Vision: Required to observe patients and their physical assessment, ability to read reports, ability to read machines.
• Smell: Helpful to note presence of incontinence, vomitus, blood; electrical/fire safety.
• Hearing: Necessary to hear alarms, calls for help and to hear patient verbalizations; ability to listen for lung, bowel, heart sounds.
• Touch: Necessary to assess patients, need to distinguish between hot and cold.
Activity/Lifting Requirements:
• Average Hours per Week: 6-40
• Shift: Variable for 24-hour coverage
Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:
• Sit: 10%
• Twist: 4%
• Stand: 40%
• Crawl: 0%
• Walk: 25%
• Kneel: 1%
• Lift: 10%
• Drive: 0%
• Squat: 1%
• Climb: 1%
• Bend: 30%
• Reach above shoulders: 3%
The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:
• Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 20 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 35 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 60 lbs: Occasionally
• Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
• Over 100lbs: Not Required
Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements:
• Lifting of patients off their beds that are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment.
• Horizontal movement of patients to and from carts/beds who are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment.
• Lifting equipment - carry 25'- 150' waist high (IV bags, patient trays).
• Carry charts 25'- 150' waist high. Filled laundry bags are filled half full so as not to weigh over 35 lbs.
• Carry fire extinguishers up or down 3-4 flights of stairs and several yards in an emergency.
Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:
• Sit: 30
• Twist: 15
• Stand: 60
• Crawl: 0
• Walk: 10
• Kneel: 0
• Lift: 5
• Drive: 0
• Squat: 2
• Climb: 1
• Bend: 15
• Reach above shoulders: 2
Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):
• Simple grasp 10 lbs. Normal weight