Description

Introduction

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Mental Health Tech? At Portsmouth Regional Hospital, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Benefits

Portsmouth 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Mental Health Tech like you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary and Qualifications

POSITION SUMMARY :

The Mental Health Technician works under the direction of the Registered Nurse, and shares with the treatment team responsibility for providing and maintaining a therapeutic milieu, through basic psychiatric nursing-related techniques, and supervised therapeutic activities, in accordance with relevant standards and regulations, as well as with clinical and administrative policies. Duties may also include assisting the treatment team with the teaching and orientation of new staff, acting in the role of Preceptor, and the performance of other interventions in support of discharge planning process, case management activities, etc., as directed by Department Manager.

SPECIFIC ELEMENTS & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Completes position responsibilities by following established guidelines & protocols within the appropriate time frame.

• Demonstrates good skills in all forms of communication. Works well with others in a spirit of teamwork and cooperation.

• Maintains education and development appropriate for position.

• Adheres to established hospital and department guidelines and protocols. Supports hospital mission, vision and values.

• Performs position specific job functions at an acceptable level.

• Acts as co-primary for assigned patients. Plays a pivotal role in devising and implementing the plan of care as part of the multi-disciplinary team, monitoring the treatment program with patients; supervising individual patient’s compliance with treatment plans, and documenting observations appropriately.

• Assists in the admission and orientation of new patients to the unit.

• Assists other members of the Treatment Team in the implementation of the Treatment Plan, including teaching and orientation of patients to the plan.

• Possesses the ability to assess data reflective of a patient’s status and interprets appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and provides care as described in clinical services policies and procedures.

• Responds to programmatic needs which may involve interdisciplinary collaboration, as requested by unit management.

• Organizes patients for groups and directs them to groups at the assigned times.

• Supports and reinforces the therapeutic milieu in a manner consistent with the efforts of other treatment team members.

• Facilitates/leads treatment focus meetings, activity groups and other groups having specific education/experience requirements.

• Informs the Charge Nurse of patient conditions, both physical and behavioral, appropriate to the degree of urgency warranted by the patient’s condition.

• Escorts patients to appointments as assigned.

• Performs treatment procedures, e.g. pass preparation/return specimen collection, as assigned.

• Assists patients with personal hygiene and ADL’s as assigned or when indicated.

• Works with patients individually within the Treatment Plan parameters.

• Assists patients with the care of their room as indicated.

• Utilized strict protocols when dealing with potentially aggressive patients and assures the protection of patient’s rights.

• Monitors and assists with providing care for patients in seclusion or restraints in accordance with hospital policy.

• Supports and assists with implementing and/or revising the plan of care as it relates to the patient’s identified cultural and religious beliefs, language barriers, etc.

• Demonstrates sensitivity and respect to the patient, the patient’s family or significant others, as an individual and family unit.

• Maintains precaution checks as assigned and documents according to policy.

• Stays alerts to the presence of contraband on the unit at all times, and follows procedures for searches according to policy.

• Performs environmental rounds and reports any faulty equipment, property damage, environmental safety concerns to the appropriate person in a timely manner.

• Adheres to appropriate professional boundaries in relation to patients.

• Provides education to patients (and/or families) that includes instruction in specific knowledge and/or skills needed to meet ongoing healthcare needs, and documents the same in the medical record.

• Accurately and consistently completes the Shift Notes on assigned patients in the medical records and has no deficient charts.

• Adheres to unit/hospital standards for documenting patient care.

• Completes annual competencies within appropriate time frame.

• Performs all other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date

• High School Graduate / GED

Situated in Portsmouth, NH, Portsmouth Regional Hospital (https://portsmouthhospital.com) is a premier 234-bed acute care facility that offers exceptional healthcare services to the Seacoast region of Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire. This hospital is the sole ACS Verified Level II Trauma Center on the Seacoast of New Hampshire, making it an essential resource for the community. It boasts the region's only comprehensive heart and vascular program, along with 24/7 comprehensive neurosurgical and stroke clot retrieval programs for both hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes. Portsmouth Regional Hospital is owned by HCA Healthcare, a respected healthcare provider that runs three hospitals, an ambulatory surgery center, two freestanding emergency rooms, an urgent care center, and 46 physician practices in New Hampshire. HCA Healthcare has 2,600 colleagues and 554 physicians on staff, provides $15.8 million in uncompensated care, and pays $43.8 million in taxes annually. Its other hospitals in New Hampshire include Parkland Medical Center in Derry, Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, and freestanding emergency rooms in Seabrook and Dover. In 2023, a third freestanding emergency room is expected to open in Plaistow.

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.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Mental Health Tech opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

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.