Job Abstract

The Mental Health Technician provides direct patient care under the supervision of a RN or LPN. Primary responsibilities include the provision of a safe and therapeutic milieu, crisis interventions, and activities of daily living. The Technician will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by the RN or LPN.

At Crozer Health, you will find care you can trust from people who truly understand the people we care for. We know our communities better than anyone — who we are, what makes us thrive — because we are your friends, family, and neighbors. We provide clinical excellence across a broad range of services right here at home.

Responsibilities

• Safety Rounds
• Oversee patient behavior
• Facilitate patient activities
• Orient new patients
• Assis with discharges
• Intervene to de-escalate agression

Requirements

• Associate's Degree required, Bachelor's preferred
• BLS
• 1 year experience in psych inpatient or day programs, or psych residential placement programs, or in Therapeutic Services
• Crisis PRevention Cert preferred
• Mandated and Permissive Reporter Training

We offer the largest network of primary care physicians in the county, as well as four hospitals to serve your needs, from delivering babies to open-heart surgery. We provide some of the most advanced neurosciences, burn, and trauma services on the East Coast. We offer the individualized care everyone in our community deserves.

If all this sounds good, apply now!