Mental Health Technician Job

Central State Hospital is looking to fill full-time MHT positions for the 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM shift and 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM.

Three 12-hour shifts/week

Every other weekend off (Additional $1.00 on weekends)

Base pay starting at $15.90 per hour

Shift differential (10% hourly wage increase from 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM equaling $17.47 per hour and 12% hourly wage increase from 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM equaling $17.49 per hour)

On-the-job training

Experience is a plus, but not required

(Ask us about Part-time positions)

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

The Mental Health Technician provides basic ADL care and safety monitoring according to plan for individual age, gender, and cultural specific needs.

Measures vital signs, height, weight, intake and output, accurately uses equipment, escorts and transports patients, carries out treatment plans for patients, utilizes therapeutic communication, and works within hospital and departmental standards of practice and care.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. The position is a continuous job posting.

REQUIRED:

High school diploma or GED equivalency

Valid driver’s license

Health/Dental Benefits, Retirement Benefits, Paid Holidays, Vacations, and Sick Leave, Life and/or Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Casual Dress, Company Cafeteria

Central State Hospital (CSH) is a State operated, 24-hour facility, that provides inpatient psychiatric care for adults 18 and older that are experiencing acute behavioral health problems and require 24-hour clinical supervision, observation and assessment; with the mission to facilitate recovery and return to community life. We have capacity for 70 patients and average about 50-55 patients per day. Hospital operations include a total of four units; three units are co-ed and one all male and serving approximately 700-1000 individual patients per year. CSH uses Trauma-Informed Care as an approach that assumes an individual is more likely than not to have a history of trauma. It promotes environments of health and recovery rather than practices and services that may inadvertently re-traumatize our patients. Central State Hospital is state governed under the Cabinet of Health and Family Services (CHFS) and hospital operated that follow the guidelines for state government employ