Mental Health Technician PRN

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours
volunteering in our communities. As a Mental Health Technician PRN with Terre
Haute Regional Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted
to giving back!

Benefits

Terre Haute Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports
the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans
and programs include:

• * Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits
_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._
Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider
dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Terre
Haute Regional Hospital family! We will give you the tools and resources you
need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Mental
Health Technician PRN to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Functions as a member of the treatment team and accepts responsibilities for
specifically assigned duties, such as patient observation rounds, suicide risk
observation and assisting with behavior modification programs.
Behavioral characteristics: · Effective communicator, mentally alert,
dependable, reliable, conscientious, tactful, flexible, and cooperative ·
Possesses integrity, uses good judgment and shows initiative · Maintains
optimal physical and mental health · Has the ability to function well in
stressful situations · Demonstrates commitment, safety, honesty, integrity and
compassion · Ability to work and communicate with all patients, family
members, physicians and employees · Must maintain regular attendance and
punctuality · Works with minimal supervision, displaying good judgment, self-
motivation, initiative, and organization skills · Ability to work well and
communicate with all staff · Demonstrates behaviors that are relative to the
HCA Mission and Values Statement: “We act with absolute honesty, integrity and
fairness in the way we conduct our business and the way we live our lives.”
Position responsibilities: · Demonstrates expertise in mental health promotion
and maintenance of high quality comprehensive patient care. · Displays respect
for patient’s integrity, patient information and patient rights. ·
Demonstrates expertise in the performance of tasks necessary to maintain a
therapeutic milieu and optimum patient care. · Escorts patients to and from
scheduled activities in a safe and professional manner. · Performs all
specific skills assigned including monitoring vital signs in a complete and
accurate manner. · Assists with maintaining the cleanliness of the unit. ·
Maintains high level of interpersonal relationships with program staff. ·
Utilizes appropriate skills in telephone etiquette when answering the
telephone, making sure to record correct messages and pass along to
appropriate staff, including patient inquiries.
· Demonstrate efficiency in maintaining support services, which are vital to
effective program operation. · Maintains unit filing and paperwork system, if
assigned by Unit Manager or Charge Nurse. · Assist with maintaining patients’
activities of daily living. · Demonstrates ability to maintain a safe
environment · Supervises and participates with patients in group or individual
recreational, social, and related activities under the direction of the
clinical and/or nursing staff. · Responsible for observing patients’ behavior,
charting and reporting any significant physical or mental changes to the
nurses on duty. · Assist in the admission, transfer, and discharge of
patients. · Assists with acting out or combative patients, helping to seclude
or restrain if necessary. · Floats to other units as needed · Complete group
facilitation competency, be able to lead and document on PCT lead groups ·
Performs efficiently with CPCS. Maintains ongoing training and proficiency
with CPCS · Attend Code of Conduct training course annually. · Demonstrate an
understanding of and adherence to HCA’s Code of Conduct. · Demonstrates
conduct that is reflective of THRH’s commitment to HCA’s Code of Conduct. ·
Understands and satisfies the needs of the patient population appropriate to
the age of the patient served (adults, geriatric, adolescent, pediatric, and
parents of neonates) · Adheres to the Standards of Behavior for Terre Haute
Regional Hospital as per the Customer Relations Policy

# What qualifications you will need:

Essential educational/licensure, skills and experience: · Prior mental health
experience in a medical setting. · Must exhibit quality communication skills
with the ability to follow verbal and written instructions. · BLS
Certification must be maintained throughout employment with Terre Haute
Regional Hospital. · Crisis Prevention Certification training completion
within 30 days of hire and maintenance of certification throughout employment
with Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Valued but not required
educational/licensure, skills and experience: · Prefer at least one year of
experience as a PCT/CNA in a healthcare setting, preferably in mental health
setting.
Terre Haute Regional Hospitalhas provided quality healthcare services since
1882. We give patient’s access to trained physicians and advanced technology.
Our 275+ bed hospital is a leading acute care facilities in Indiana. Terre
Haute is the only full-service hospital in the area accredited by The Joint
Commission. We have provided quality care to the Wabash Valley community for
135 years. Services include the region’s only Level-II trauma center,
cardiovascular services–including open-heart surgery and cardiac
catheterization; oncology services, which include radiation therapy and
outpatient infusion; labor and delivery, including a neonatal intensive care
unit; an inpatient behavioral health unit; and other specialized inpatient
areas, including intensive care and inpatient rehabilitation units.
At Terre Haute Regional Hospital, our care like family culture extends to our
patients, people and our community. We are committed to each other. When we
join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate
way.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical
Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years,
HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of
charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
> “There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do
> it.”- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
> HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing
applications for our Mental Health Technician PRN opening. Qualified
candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help
us raise the bar in patient care!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do
not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin,
gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability
status.

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