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Mental Health Technician 1 - Days
Falls Church, VA
Job Description
Fairfax Medical Campus is seeking a Mental Health Technician 1 who assists in the delivery of direct patient care under the supervision of the Registered Nurse. Collaborates with care team members in implementing a plan of care to meet individualized and developmental patient care outcomes. Partners with the Registered Nurse to create a professional development plan to provide team members with the necessary skills to deliver up to date patient care.
FT Days
Job Responsibilities
- Communicates patients' progress toward desired outcomes and changes to the Registered Nurse.
- Monitors patients/their environment and intervenes appropriately to promote a safe and therapeutic milieu.
- Identifies own learning needs/goals based on timely self-evaluation. Makes progress/meets goals set from the previous year.
- Completes forms and flow sheets accurately according to policies and procedures. Reinforces transition/discharge teaching and home care skills.
- Describes the unit's quality improvement activities, trends and goals. Participates actively in quality improvement initiatives and reports variances in practice in accordance with Inova Health System policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates competency in all required clinical skills and technologies, sharps maintenance, search and disposition of patient belongings, de-escalation and crisis prevention.
- Provides information to patients, families and visitors, orients patient to the unit and program, explains rationale for rules or restrictions, provides printed information.
- Provides basic activities of daily living nursing care while monitoring activity, sleep and intake/output.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Additional Requirements
Certification - Basic Life Support (BLS) upon start
Experience - 0Education - High School or GED
Inova Benefits and Perks:
- Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
- Tuition reimbursement and Educational Assistance
- Student loan assistance - up to $10,000!
- State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
- Paid parental leave for birth/adoption of a child
- Retirement benefits with match from day one
- Free Parking to all employees
- Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!
See Full List of Benefits Here:
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.
Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
High School or Equivalent
Required Experience
Open
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