Mental Health Technician

About This Role

This Mental Health Technician role offers an opportunity to expand your healthcare career by joining a collaborative, interdisciplinary treatment team. You will provide a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment for psychiatric patients, assisting with basic patient care and recovery needs.

Responsibilities

• Support the unit through excellent patient customer service and clinic management assistance
• Collaborate with physicians, clinical staff, front office staff, and clinic management to ensure comprehensive healthcare outcomes
• Perform a variety of functions within the clinic setting requiring specialized knowledge and integration of available standards, resources, and data
• Advocate for ethical and holistic care promoting the autonomy, dignity, and health of patients from diverse ethnic and social backgrounds
• Assist with maintaining a safe and hazard-free environment by observing and documenting patient behavior, conducting patient room searches, reporting unsafe conditions, and applying appropriate emotional and physical support
• Provide and document interventions in a variety of modalities individually matched to the needs of each patient

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or any other human services field preferred, or 1 year of experience in lieu of education
• Must obtain a Nursing Assistant Registered or CNA prior to start date
• If assigned to Navos Hospital, BLS certification is required prior to starting. Other campuses require CPR certification prior to starting on the floor and can be obtained onsite if not already in hand.
• If assigned to Navos Hospital, First Aid training is required prior to starting
• If assigned to Navos Hospital, Food Handler's Card is required within the first two weeks of hire date
• Washington State Counselor Agency Affiliated Registered (ACCR) credential must be applied for within thirty (30) days of hire. Employees can work while in pending status. Grace periods will be adjusted in accordance with DOH requirements.
• Due to current processing delays at the Department of Health (approximately four [4] months), the credential is not required to be obtained within ninety (90) days, provided that the application was submitted in a timely and complete manner. The credential must be obtained upon issuance by the Department of Health. Individuals can practice under their NAR and complete NAR duties while waiting for active AACR, with proof of submission to DOH.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Medical, dental, and retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Competitive tuition assistance
• Award-winning residencies, fellowships, and career development