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Mental Health Technician - Pediatric Inpatient Psychiatric Care Unit, Nights

Dartmouth Health
Lebanon, NH Full Time
POSTED ON 3/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/27/2025
Overview

Our Mental Health Technicians support our high risk mental health pediatric patients. Our highest priority for these patients is safety and delivering a therapeutic environment.

Successful candidates will have a passion for working in behavioral health, demonstrating empathy, compassionate caring, and a high level of emotional intelligence, providing one on one support to adolescent patients in need ranging from 12 to 17 years of age.

This is a FT, 36hr/week position on a rotating night shift 7p-7a. Rotation includes weekends, overnights, and holidays.


Responsibilities

As a member of an interdisciplinary team provides continuous care and supervision of patients to ensure a safe and secure environment.

  1. Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, assists with routine patient care activities including: assisting patient with activities of daily living, obtaining clinical data (vital signs, height and weight, collecting specimens) and performing point of care.
  2. Assists in maintaining a clean and safe work environment by keeping the hallways clear of excess equipment, emptying linen bags etc.
  3. Assists visitors and answer telephones.
  4. Follows and participates in patient’s plan of care.
  5. Assists with the management of aggressive patients.
  6. Assists in monitoring and/or care of patients who require close observation (suicidal/elopement risks, patients in restraints and/or seclusion).
  7. Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to establish goals and restrictions of privileges based on the patients behavior and level of care.
  8. Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications
  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in mental health or human services related field preferred.
  • Previous experience in healthcare or mental health preferred.
  • Excellent communication skills desired with the ability to work collaboratively as member of multi-disciplinary team.
  • Complete required Workplace Violence Prevention Training within 6 months of hire.

Required Licensure/Certifications

- None

  • Area of Interest: Allied Health
  • FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.90 - 36 hrs/per week
  • Shift: Night
  • Job ID: 29692

Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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