Mental Health Technician - Admin (Hiring Immediately)
1 day ago
Beaumont
Description Summary: Facilitates the provision of patient care by performing specific nursing tasks in accordance with organizational and regulatory compliance. Responsibilities: Associate demonstrates competence in the performance of duties and responsibilities related to the application of CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini’s Core Values: * • Dignity/Integrity:, • Maintains confidentiality of information as required, • Conducts and presents self in a professional manner, • Respects the culture and ethnic heritage of others, • Demonstrated honesty consistently in all relationships, • Follows the CHRISTUS Health Guidelines related to Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA), designed to prevent or detect unauthorized disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI), • Excellence:, • Accepts constructive criticism and modifies actions accordingly, • Seeks opportunity for professional and personal growth, • Actively seeks ways to improve level of performance/service, • Stewardship:, • Flexible and adaptive to changes in work processes and functions, • Support department objectives and the Strategic Plan of the hospital, • Uses resources/assets in a cost effective manner, • Notifies appropriate personnel of facility’s needs or issues, • Compassion:, • Assists others in completing tasks or duties effectively, • Responds to needs/requests of others in a caring and timely manner, • Maintains continuous alertness and response to patient safety issues and participates in maintaining a safe and secure patient care environment:, • Uses patient identifiers as defined by policy, • Makes rounds to assure patient safety and satisfaction, • Answers call lights promptly, • Maintains falls precautions, • Performs complete hand-off communication clearly and effectively, • Provides emergency assistance within the defined role, • Maintains a hazard-free work environment, • Maintains unit security, • Participates in emergency and disaster plans, • Initiates call for emergencies and responds to staff needs, • Complies with regulatory agency guidelines/rules, • Performs appropriate luggage package checks removing and properly securing contraband., • Adheres to CHRISTUS policies and procedures and the standards of JC, OSHA, DHH, HIPAA, etc.:, • Maintains infection control standards by using proper isolation techniques, handwashing and standard precautions, • Provides privacy and maintenance of confidentiality, • Promotes patients right to make personal choices to accommodate their needs and be free from abuse, mistreatment and neglect, reporting any instances of maltreatment to appropriate personnel, • Gives assistance in resolving grievances and disputes, • Provides needed assistance in getting to and participating in patient and family meetings and other activities, • Maintains care and security of patient’s personal possessions, • Works with nursing staff to reduce need for restraints, • Screens telephone calls and visitor requests to protect patient confidentiality, • Restricts access to patient information (e.g., charts, computers, etc.), • Demonstrates knowledge of informed consent, • Communicates with patient/family/staff members in ways that demonstrate:, • Spends time with and listens to patients and families as needed. Reports patients and family’s fears, problems and anxieties to the professional staff., • Awareness of age-specific needs and developmental tasks, • Sensitivity and openness for allowing the patient to make personal choices, • Reinforcement of the patient plan of care and education goals, e.g. use of incentive spirometer, frequent ambulation, NPO status, etc., • The ability to involve the patient/family as a source of emotional support, • Has good listening skills, • Treats patients with compassion, • Exhibits motivation and interest in working with psychiatric patients, • Communicates with team members demonstrating:, • Prompt reporting of changes in patient condition, • Timely awareness & reporting of clinical and equipment alarms, • Appropriate access to the chain-of-command, • Collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, • Exhibits capability to handle crisis situations appropriately, • Exhibits assertiveness skills when enforcing guidelines and rules, • Exhibits independent decision-making skills, yet is able to discern the need for professional staff input., • Performs communication using various technology applications:, • Communicates with patients and staff via intercom, • Sends/receives documents via fax, • Sends/receives email and uses other programs/tools, • Contacts personnel via telecommunication systems (e.g., pagers, cell phone), • Maintains responsibility for learning needs and remains current on all aspects of the nursing assistant role:, • Attends in-services, department, staff or other required meetings, • Reviews facility specific publications, memos, policies and other job related publications, • Yearly CPI Training, • Yearly CPR, • Performs basic nursing skills competently and in accordance with CHRISTUS policies and procedures following initial competence validation within the scope of practice:, • Taking, recording and reporting vital signs, • Taking, recording and reporting other clinical measurements such as pulse oximetry and bedside glucose, • Measuring, recording and reporting height/weight, nutritional and fluid intake/output, • Recognizing and reporting abnormal changes in body functioning, • Care of catheters, colostomies and ileostomies within scope of practice, • Specimen collection and delivery, • Using appropriate moving and lifting techniques and equipment, • Caring for the dying patient including post-mortem care, • Performs patient care skills needed to assure patient comfort and safety:, • Bathing, grooming (mouth care, shaving, hair care) and dressing, • Toileting, walking and skin care, • Tray distribution and assisting with eating (proper feeding techniques and aspiration precautions) and hydration, • Transferring, positioning, turning and encouraging range of motion, • Recording patient care activities, • Assisting with transporting patients, • Assisting with admission, transfer and/or discharge processes including securing assistive devices and personal effects, • Participates in care of the patient environment and equipment:, • Maintains cleanliness of room and bedside area, • Replenishes water, linen, towels, etc., • Maintains cleanliness of bedside mechanical equipment including oxygen and suction Education/Skills • American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification required MULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE Work Type: Full Time