Mental Health Technician I 1 East Adult Psych/CD Ages 18 Nights PRN

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Mental Health Technician I, 1 East Adult Psych/CD Ages 18 , Nights, PRN','Part-time','Clinical Support','3','3','0','0','Occasional','Occasional','KENTUCKY-LOUISVILLE-OUR LADY OF PEACE-LOUISVILLE','','!*!Our Lady of Peace recently celebrated being named one of the
Best Places to Work in Kentucky for 2016!  We are one of the country’s
largest private, non-profit psychiatric/mental health hospitals. The facility
offers the most comprehensive array of psychiatric treatment and substance
abuse services in the state, including specialized programs and services along
the full continuum of care, including inpatient, partial hospitalization and
intensive outpatient programming for all ages, including children, adolescents,
and adults.  We offer competitive benefits for all FT or PT positions.

Our Lady of Peace is currently hiring for a Mental Health
Technician.

The Mental Health Tech provides
delegated components of nursing care to patients including monitoring, specimen
collection, psycho-education, assistance with activities of daily living and
behavior management in accordance with physician orders and established nursing
policies and procedures.  Care provided
is based on defined standards of patient care and practice.

 

Essential Duties: 

Assumes personal responsibility for maintaining professional
development and practice, any certification or credentialing, and
education.Observes and monitors patient’s status according to patient
monitoring standards, policies and procedures.  This includes completion of vital signs,
weight log, intake and output, dietary intake, rounds sheets, behavioral
rounds sheets, narrative logs and admission checklists or other progress
or milieu notes.  Reports patient complaints
of pain or other concerns in a timely manner.  Provides verbal and written input to nursing staff via ongoing
reporting and end of shift report so patient’s needs and care can be
prioritized. Demonstrates proficiency and skill in providing care to patients;
orienting to unit, transport; de-escalation; teaching of coping skills,
conflict resolution, problem solving skills; specimen collection;
assistance with activities of daily living; admission & discharge
procedures, response to codes; use of SCM techniques.Demonstrates effective on-going observations and evaluation of
patient/family response to the interventions; reports changes in condition
to the nurse assigned.  Demonstrates the ability to co-leads patient psycho-educational
groups on the unit as well as provide care in a manner that is consistent
with Personal Intervention Plans used on the specialty units. Takes
initiative to ensure that active treatment is occurring on their unit as
scheduled. Other duties as assigned.

','!*!Experience (required and preferred):

High School diploma or GED

Healthcare Provider/Basic Life Support required.

Effective September 1, 2017,current BLS through the
American Heart
Association, or a previously approved provider, will be required before
employment.



Able to complete Safe Crisis Management and able to perform Safe Crisis
Management techniques required.

1 year social services experience post high school required.

                                   
Or

15 college credit hours required.

*For those hired after November 14,
2016, KentuckyOne Health will verify education required by the position,
through primary source verification, prior to beginning employment. Education
verification will also include the collection of a high school diploma or
equivalent, transcript, or other written validation of education.



','We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.','2017-R0137986','KentuckyOne Health','Mental Health Technician I, 1 East Adult Psych/CD Ages 18 , Nights, PRN

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