Mental Health Tech; Nights

Responsibilities

Texoma Medical Center, a 414-bed acute care facility, has provided quality health care to the residents of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma since 1965. Our main campus is in Denison, Texas, approximately one hour north of the Dallas/Fort Worth area and south of the Texas/Oklahoma border. We have numerous facilities throughout the Texoma region and offer major specialty services, including open heart surgery and neurosurgery, with advanced resources such as certified trauma care to support our role as a regional specialty center.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built a record of achievement and performance. UHS, headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, has approximately 99,000 employees and operates acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, a physician network and various related services across the U.S. and internationally.

Position Summary

The Mental Health Technician functions as an active part of the treatment team, providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction and role modeling to patients ranging in age from adolescence through geriatrics. All MHTs work under the direction of a Registered Nurse and report any changes in a patient’s condition to a Registered Nurse. The MHT is responsible for the safety of an assigned unit by conducting visual observations of patients, collecting and recording vital signs/symptoms properly, reporting abnormalities, ensuring appropriate and timely documentation of findings, and employing crisis techniques as needed.

The MHT may assist patients with personal hygiene and activities of daily living under Registered Nurse oversight. The MHT should establish and maintain a professional therapeutic relationship with patients, modeling and teaching appropriate social skills. The MHT is to facilitate daily groups as assigned and promote clinical programming adherence. The MHT responds to emergency codes as requested or assigned.

***$2,000 SIGN ON BONUS***

• High School Degree or equivalent.
• None required. One-year related experience, with knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques and understanding of mental health signs/symptoms is preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider course to be completed prior to working in a clinical setting and every 90 days. Handle with Care, and Verbal De-Escalation training must be completed during new hire orientation and annually prior to working in a clinical setting. Additional training to be completed with respective timeline.
• Must be able to identify and address the special needs for adolescent, adult and geriatric patients and communicate with the patient. Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team. Able to work with patients at all levels of functional ability and from diverse backgrounds. Practices teamwork.

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