Introduction

Are you looking for a work environment where diversity and inclusion thrive? Submit your application for our Lead Mental Health Technician opening with Retreat Doctors' Hospital today and find out what it truly means to be a part of the HCA Healthcare team.

Benefits

Retreat Doctors' Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are seeking a(an) Lead Mental Health Technician for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Provides supportive nursing care and administrative services to behavioral health patients on a designated unit in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Henrico Doctors’ Hospital. Participates in the multidisciplinary treatment team plan of care. Works collaboratively and acts as a role model for members of the health care team, maintains a safe environment, provides excellent customer service and provides non-medical patient and family education. Demonstrates competency to provide age appropriate, recovery, and trauma informed care to adult patients (18 and older, including geriatric patients age 55 years ). Provides milieu management and oversight of potentially violent patients.

Specific Functions:

1. Demonstrates expertise in recovery and trauma informed care, mental health promotion, and maintenance of high-quality comprehensive patient care

2. Displays respect for patient’s integrity, patient information and patient rights

3. Demonstrates expertise in the performance of tasks necessary to maintain a therapeutic milieu and optimum patient care

4. Works closely with the charge nurse, CNC, and BHU Manager to maintain and manage the milieu

5. Ensures tasks such as Q15 min checks, environmental rounds, educational groups, etc. are completed in a timely manner

6. Ensures group activities and the unit based schedule is followed

7. Acts as a mentor and preceptor for Mental Health Technicians

8. Participates in shift report

9. Assists in completing the Broset Violence Checklist

10. Maintains patient’s activities of daily living. Performs all specific skills assigned including personal hygiene such as bathing and keeping beds, clothing, and living areas clean, assists patients with meals, and assists with meals on unit according to procedure

11. Gives direct patient care to assigned patients in a complete and accurate manner

12. Assists patients with ambulation as necessary; observes approved safety procedures.

13. Demonstrates the ability to appropriately and safely use hospital and department specific equipment

14. Takes and records vital signs of patient’s general physical condition such as pulse, temperature, and respiration, to provide daily information to interdisciplinary team

15. Observes patients to detect behavior patterns and reports observations to nursing and medical staff.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• High School Graduate / GED

Henrico Doctors’ Hospital has provided quality healthcare services to the Richmond community since 1974. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 340-bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities. The hospital offers a full range of healthcare services, with specialties in trauma, cardiovascular and neurological care, women’s health, oncology, and groundbreaking diagnostic imaging. We are a national trendsetter in kidney transplants through the Virginia Transplant Center. As part of the Virginia Institute of Robotic Surgery, we drive the state in minimally invasive procedures with da Vinci robotic-assisted surgeries.

We are proud to be the recipient of several national awards. The awards include Top 100 Hospital by Truven Health Analytics®, 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, Top 10% in the Nation for Cardiology Services and Treatment of Stroke, and Healthgrades Stroke Care Excellence Award. We have many other Five-Star clinical achievements recognizing our heart, stroke, and critical care programs.

At Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Across HCA Healthcare’s more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.
Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Lead Mental Health Technician opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.