What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Technician - Dayton - Acute Adult Care - PT/Nights position at Kettering Health?
Overview:
Campus Overview:
Responsibilities & Requirements:
Requirements:
Kettering Health is a not-for-profit system of 13 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. We are committed to transforming the health care experience with high-quality care for every stage of life. Our service-oriented mission is in action every day, whether it’s by providing care in our facilities, training the next generation of health care professionals, or serving others through international outreach.
Campus Overview:
Kettering Health Dayton
- Kettering Health Dayton, formerly Grandview Medical Center, has been providing care to Dayton and surrounding communities for over 90 years.
- Over 20 specialties, including orthopedics, heart and vascular, surgery, and trauma services.
- KH Dayton expanded their Emergency Department as well as their heart & vascular services to include an additional catheterization lab and electrophysiology lab.
- Partners with Gem City Market to provide fresh fruits and vegetables every Tuesday within the hospital.
- One of the largest osteopathic teaching hospitals in the United States.
- 371 bed facility
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Over the past several years, KH Dayton has received many awards, including:
- Top 100 Hospital
- Patient Safety Excellence Award from Healthgrades in 2019.
- Received an “A” from the Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog, ranking among the safest hospitals in the United States.
Responsibilities & Requirements:
Responsibilities:
Performs vital services in caring for personal needs and provision of comfort to patients and families
Perform services in manners specific to the age of the patient population
Functions as a member of the treatment team and performs specific patient care and program duties
Responsibility for program implementation and milieu management
Documents and records patient care including observation, protection, and charting provisions of personal care according to direction of registered nurse
Assist in creating and maintaining a therapeutic environment for patients
Work is performed in accordance with established program documents, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the hospital and department.
Works under supervision of a registered nurse
Data entry skills
Answering multiple phone system and retrieving voicemails
Requirements:
High school graduate with two or more years of post-high school education, majoring in behavioral health, psychology, sociology, nursing, or other psychiatric/medical related program.
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred:
Bachelors degree
Office experience
6 months in the behavioral health field
