Mental Health Technician

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist patients with performing activities of daily living; interacts directly with patients, attends to patient needs and helps in behavioral crisis intervention as needed.
• Assist in providing therapeutic patient care, in group or one-to-one settings.
• Ensures the safety and accurate location of patients at all times, including strict adherence to rounding standards, rounding documentation and responsibility for overall milieu management.
• Monitors safety of patients, visitors, and environment, including infection control standards, daily environmental rounds for safety, sanitation, codes, door locks and alarms.
• Actively performs observes/monitors and records patient behavior and activities including meals and monitoring food intake and output. Completes documentation related to the daily treatment progress notes as required within the medical record.
• Completes and records patient vitals, including orthostatic vitals, as directed by nursing leadership.
• Immediately reports any changes in patient condition or safety to the treatment team.
• Ensures safe transport and transition of patients to and from scheduled program activities including groups, cafeteria, and outdoor time.
• Orients and educates patients upon admission and document as required, completing patient belongings search and documenting patient belongings.
• Provides float coverage support to all inpatient levels of care as required.

Additional Job Description:

Education/Training Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate's degree preferred, or two (2) years direct patient care or related experience.
• Valid WI driver's license preferred.
• Formal training will be provided for the following:
• American Heart Association CPR certification within 30 days of hire.
• Training in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) within 60 days of hire.
• Community Based Residential Facility (CBRF) trainings within 90 days of hire.

With a career at Rogers, you can look forward to a Total Rewards package of benefits, including:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your family
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee share program
• Life/disability insurance
• Flex spending accounts
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health and wellness program
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Through UnitedHealthcare, UMR and HealthSCOPE Benefits creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Rogers Behavioral Health. To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please visit Transparency in Coverage (uhc.com)