Mental Health Technician
Description:
Could you be our next Mental Health Technician at Bryn Mawr Hospital?
Why work as a Mental Health Technician?
- Make an Impact! You make the difference for your patients - every single day! As a Mental Health Tech, you’ll partner with Psych Nurses to assure safe and quality nursing care in accordance with approved policies, procedures and schedules. In our unit of 20 beds, you will assist patients with their daily living, take vital signs, observe patients behaviors, plan patient activities and/or support groups and respond to crisis situations in a timely, effective manner. You will be skilled in prevention strategies to avoid crisis and problems that arise for your patients.
- Develop and Grow Your Career! Invest in furthering your education through seeking certifications or advanced degrees by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement! This position is eligible for up to $6,000 per year based upon your Full or Part Time status.
- Get Involved! Become engaged by joining hospital & system-wide Nursing Committees and Unit Councils.
- Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a common purpose: providing superior service and care.
- Position-Specific Benefits include: You are eligible for up to 120 hours of paid time off per year based on your Full or Part Time status. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!
Position: Mental Health Technician
Shift: 7pm-7am 36 hours/week (3-12 hour shifts with a weekend requirement)
Experience:
One year of psychiatric experience on an inpatient psychiatric unit or comparable experience preferred.
Education:
1. High school diploma required.
2. BA in Psychology or equivalent degree preferred.
Licensures/Certifications:
Provider BLS (American Heart Assoc/American Red Cross) required.
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