What are the responsibilities and job description for the MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN - MEDSTAR WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER - INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY - FULL-TIME DAY position at Diamond Healthcare Corporation?
Requisition Number : 2025-5532
Type of Position : Full-Time
Location : Washington, DC
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Overview
Come work with a great team! Signet Health manages the Behavioral Health Services for Medstar Washington Hospital Center and has Full-time Day Shift positions for Mental Health Technicians.
The Mental Health Technician is a key position that provides direct patient care, monitors patient's physical and emotional needs and administratively supports the psychiatric program.
- Assists in maintaining medical records.
- Monitors patient interactions and safety.
- Provides clerical support.
- Assists in patient data collection.
- Provides patient information as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
- Utilizes knowledge of verbal and non-verbal communication skills to provide targeted therapeutic interventions with patients.
- Transports patients to outside appointments, if necessary.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements / Qualifications
Salary Range
43,680 to $52,166 Annually
Hospital / Program Description
MedStar Washington Hospital Center is a 912-bed acute care hospital and part of the. MedStar Health system. The system combines the best aspects of academic medicine, research, and innovation with a complete spectrum of clinical services to advance patient care. As the largest healthcare provider in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region, MedStar Health's 10 hospitals, MedStar Health Research Institute, and a comprehensive scope of health-related organizations are recognized regionally and nationally for excellence in medical care. MedStar Health has one of the largest graduate medical education programs in the country, training 1,100 medical residents annually, and is the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University.
Salary : $43,680 - $52,166