A Mental Health or Psychiatric Technician cares for patients with mental illnesses. Works under the direction of a physician and works with specialists involved in mental health care, such as psychiatrists and therapists. Monitors patient symptoms and administers medications. Works in a mental health facility or in a hospital or other healthcare facility.
Vail Health has become the world's most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail. Learn more about Vail Health here.
About the opportunity:
The Behavioral Health Technician I is a member of the Vail Health Behavioral Health (VHBH)'s multidisciplinary behavioral health treatment team, assisting with patient care and supporting a therapeutic setting. In addition to direct patient care, this position is responsible for documentation and ensures all programming is aligned with internal, local, state, federal, and regulatory standards of care and compliance.
What you will do:
Assists with patient care including obtaining and recording vital signs, maintaining patient documentation, and completing administrative duties. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with healthcare providers, patients, and staff. Fields patient phone calls promptly and professionally. Engages in patient communication, education, and support as directed by the healthcare provider or provider team. Participates in maintaining the therapeutic setting of the clinical space. Ensures cleanliness, adequate stock of supplies and functioning equipment in patient care areas. Replaces supplies depleted on a daily basis. Cleans and prepares patient care areas, equipment and tools. Completes shift opening and closing procedures. Follows established departmental policies and procedures, OSHA Rules and Regulations, environmental and infection control standards. Ensures compliance with local, internal, state, federal, and regulatory standards and compliance including quality assurance, safety, infection control, and environmental procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements. Perform other duties as assigned. Role model the principals of a Just Culture and Organizational Values. Must be HIPAA compliant. This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.
What you will need:
Experience:
Minimum of 6 months of relevant experience of direct patient care or community behavioral health experience or successful completion of Vail Health's Behavioral Health Technician competencies required Bilingual (Spanish speaking) preferred License(s): N/A Certification(s): Basic Life Support (BLS) required Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification from Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) or Therapeutic Options™ training preferred Computer /
Typing:
Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc Must have working knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.
