MENTAL HEALTH TECH-UHR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT

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Union Health is an award-winning integrated health system and the Wabash Valley's largest employer. Union Health is an independent and not-for-profit health system. Union Health consists of Union Hospital, Union Hospital Clinton, and Union Medical Group. Union Health offers a full spectrum of healthcare career opportunities across the continuum of care. The organizations that make up Union Health have a long tradition of serving the health care needs of West Central Indiana and East Central Illinois residents, stretching back more than 125 years.

Our Behavioral Health team provides compassionate, patient-focused care in a therapeutic environment where safety, dignity, and emotional well-being are at the center of everything we do.

The Mental Health Technician is a key member of the treatment team who supports patient safety, observation, behavior modification programs, and therapeutic activities to promote emotional and psychological well-being.

You would ensure a safe, respectful, and supportive environment while assisting patients with daily needs and care plans under the direction of clinical staff.

This role reports to the Director of Behavioral Health Services.

Essential & valuable skills gained (in this unit or in this department):

• Crisis-response and de-escalation awareness

• Experience supporting patients in behavioral health settings

• Observation, documentation, and patient safety rounding
• Collaboration within a multidisciplinary treatment team
• Therapeutic communication and trust-building
• Maintaining a safe, structured care environment

(Unit / Dept.) Successes and Designation

• Our Behavioral Health team is committed to compassionate care, emotional safety, and dignity for every patient we serve. We work as a collaborative treatment team to support patient healing and stabilization.

(Unit / Dept.) Training & Onboarding Culture

• New co-workers receive structured onboarding, including competency development, safety and observation standards, patient-interaction training, and mentorship from experienced behavioral health professionals.

Essential Job Duties:

• 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 ’s Code of Conduct.
• Demonstrates conduct that is reflective of ’s commitment to ’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)

Qualifications:

• Prior mental health experience in a medical setting required
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to maintain professionalism in stressful situations
• Regular and reliable attendance required

Preferred (not required):
• At least one year of experience as a PCT/CNA — ideally in behavioral health

Licenses / Certifications:

• BLS Certification must be maintained throughout employment
• Crisis Prevention Certification training completion within 30 days of hire and maintenance of certification throughout employment.

In addition to competitive pay, Union co-workers enjoy:

• Part-time and Full-time schedules
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Paid Time Off starting day one.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 each year.
• Career Paths
• Success Sharing
• 403b Retirement Employer Match.
• Much More!
  

Be part of an organization that is dedicated to your work-life balance, career, growth, and development. Union Health, U Matter and U Belong.

How can we help? Call us at 812-238-7827 or email us at recruiting@union.health

Please note that the salary information provided on the career site for this position opening may not necessarily reflect the accurate compensation associated with the role.
We encourage candidates to inquire further and engage in direct communication with Union Health for comprehensive salary details.

As an EOE/AA employer, Union Hospital, Inc. will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disability status.