Job Description

Mental Health Tech-Psych | Eagle View Behavioral Health | Bettendorf, Iowa

About the Job:

Eagle View is looking for Mental Health Techs to join their growing team!

-Full time & part time available
-12 hour shifts 7-7
-Set Schedule each week
-$16-18 per hour
-Days & Nights available
Much more!

Roles and Responsibilities:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

· High school graduate or equivalent.

· Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.

JOB FUNCTIONS:

· Ensures the wellbeing of patients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment, under direction of charge nurse or supervisor. Maintains a constant awareness and supervision of patients.

· Assists patients with activities of daily living, such as toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration and changing bed linens.

· Conducts safety checks, ensuring that supervision is conducted at intervals in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines.

· Checks patients for contraband and manages the patient’s valuables and belongings.

· Interacts routinely with patients, observes behaviors and communicates significant observations to nursing staff.

· Engages with patient in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.

· Facilitates patient educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills, anger management and independent living skills.

· Takes and records vital signs properly and communicates significant changes in patient’s condition to the charge nurse.

· Charts in patient records timely, accurately, and appropriately.

· Applies de-escalation techniques to help manage patient’s emotions, behavior and participation in treatment and assists with seclusion and restraints when necessary.

· Assists with unit cleaning, organization of new admits charts, discharge process, filing, etc. Initiates patient/employee incident reports.

· Provides transfer or transportation for patient or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff member, as required.

· Provides verbal report/briefing to the oncoming shift.

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Why Eagle View Behavioral Health-Eagle View Behavioral Health offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. Eagle View Behavioral Health is an EOE.

Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.