Mental Health Technician - Raritan Bay - Per Diem

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Mental Health Technician - Raritan Bay - Per Diem Days

RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER- PERTH AMBOY Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Requisition #
• Shift: Day
• Status:
Per Diem

• Provide patient care, based on physical, psychosocial, education, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the guests/patients served in assigned service.
• Provide for effective and safe guest/patients outcomes through practice, judgment and critical actions.
• Ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient's status and rendered care.
• Take self-directed or self-motivated initiative to do more than is expected or required in the job, acting before being required to by events, improving job performance, and/or creating new opportunities.
• Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration of our patient's plan of care from admission to discharge to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.
• Participate in Unit/Department Performance Improvement (PI) activities.

• Welcomes patients and checks for proper identification bracelets. Participates in the orientation of patients to the unit/area and develops rapport with patients, family members, and significant others.
• Prepares the patient for assessment/admission, physical examination and procedures.
• Participates in patient search at admission, upon return from pass, or as clinically indicated, under the direction of a Registered Nurse consistent with network policy.
• Recognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to age of patients on the unit.
• Observes and reports patient's conditions, behavior, reaction to treatment and complaints to the nurse, psychiatrist and/or other advanced practice professional.
• Obtains clinical data (temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, O2 saturation) and documents findings in patient record; notifies RN of abnormal results.
• Draws intravenous or capillary blood as needed from newborn through geriatric patients using proper aseptic techniques; labels and processes specimens to expedite throughput.
• Performs venipuncture for laboratory tests as needed.
• Follows through with responsibilities in collecting, labeling, and transporting specimens to the proper area at the appropriate time; correctly labels specimen type, patient name, and room number.
• Performs EKG for patients as needed and directed.
• Ensures presence, functionality and cleanliness of all necessary equipment.
• Applies bandages, slings, compression boots and hypothermia blankets as directed by RN.
• Where applicable, supports psychiatry consultation liaison service by organizing setup of equipment and direct observation of patient and equipment during the consultation via telehealth.
• Assists in the transport of patients to departments or units upon request.
• Provides 1:1 direct observation as needed to monitor safety.
• Assists in seclusion, restraint and monitoring of agitated patients under the direction of the RN.
• Documents data on seclusion, restraint, precaution, and 15 minute check sheets in line with network restraint policy.
• Performs 5/15/30 minute safety checks and documents data.
• Assists with preparation as necessary, ensuring the patient is assisted with meals/feeding as needed.
• Checks inventory of assigned area and restocks as directed by RN.
• Ensures room environment is prepared for admission, specifically for behavioral health patients.
• Provides direct hygiene and comfort care to patients including bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, incontinent care, and bed making.
• Assists patients with dressing/undressing and manages patient belongings with property checklist; monitors clothing/property brought by visitors to ensure prohibited items are not brought in.
• Receives visitors during visiting hours, maintains safety checks and direct observation during visiting hours.
• Performs and documents glucose finger sticks and collects other specimens as needed and directed.
• Provides post mortem care as directed.
• Facilitates group clinical treatment activities, as directed.
• Obtains…