What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Technician position at Rocky Top Behavioral Health?
Overview
The Mental Health Technician (MHT) supports the nursing staff in maintaining a therapeutic setting by performing routinely assigned tasks and carrying out patient care activities within the scope of the MHT's training and experience. The MHT will maintain a safe and professional standard for patient care in accordance with Federal and State regulations, policies and procedures and accreditation and quality standards
Responsibilities
Continually monitors and enforces compliance with unit rules.
Effectively applies supportive behavior when assisting in the control of patients who exhibit
unacceptable behavior.
Demonstrates the ability to employ de-escalation, crisis intervention, and therapeutic
interventions as needed.
Completes unit safety checks.
Inventories patient belongings accurately and secures contraband as needed.
Complies with standard/universal precautions and infection control policies and attends
required in-services to keep self-informed.
Implements patient care activities under the direction and supervision of licensed nursing
personnel.
Performs vital signs, weights, ADL monitoring, nutritional monitoring, and communicates
findings to the nurse.
Assists patients with laundry, meals, bathroom functions and maintaining of belongings as
needed.
Assists at risk/physically challenged patients with mobility needs as needed.
Individualizes all patient care activities to the age specific/disability/cultural sensitivity needs of
the patient.
Communicates and documents patient observation and date effectively.
Documents patient's departure from unit with 100% accuracy and within defined timelines.
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