Mental Health Technician

Job Title: Mental Health Technician

Supervised by: Director of Nursing

Job Summary: Performs assigned functions of direct patient care under the direction, instruction, and supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN). Duties include ensuring patient safety, therapeutically interacting with patients, assist patients in activities of daily living, and other routine duties as assigned by the supervising nurse.

Skills:

* Basic computer knowledge.

* Strong bedside manner.

* Certified in CPR

* Certified in crisis/violence intervention

Language Skills:

* Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.

* Additional languages preferred.

Physical Demands:

* For physical demands of position, including vision, hearing, repetitive motion and environment, see following description.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising patient care.