Mental Health Technician 1

The Mental Health Technician 1 assists in the delivery of direct patient care under the supervision of the Registered Nurse. Collaborates with care team members in implementing a plan of care to meet individualized and developmental patient care outcomes. Partners with the Registered Nurse to create a professional development plan to provide team members with the necessary skills to deliver up to date patient care.

Benefits and Perks:

• Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
• Retirement Matching
• Amazing Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO hours on your very first day of work

Shift: 12 hours shifts Fulltime

Hours: 7pm-7am

Location: Fairfax Main Hospital

Job Responsibilities including:

• Communicates patients' progress toward desired outcomes and changes to the Registered Nurse.
• Monitors patients/their environment and intervenes appropriately to promote a safe and therapeutic milieu.
• Completes forms and flow sheets accurately according to policies and procedures. Reinforces transition/discharge teaching and home care skills.
• Describes the unit's quality improvement activities, trends, and goals. Participates actively in quality improvement initiatives and reports variances in practice in accordance with Inova Health System policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates competency in all required clinical skills and technologies, sharps maintenance, search and disposition of patient belongings, de-escalation, and crisis prevention.
• Provides information to patients, families, and visitors, orients patient to the unit and program, explains rationale for rules or restrictions, provides printed information.
• Provides basic activities of daily living nursing care while monitoring activity, sleep and intake/output.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements for Consideration:

• High School or GED
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association
• Clinical/medical background preferred