MENTAL HEALTH TECH I [Urgent Search]
Company: University of New Mexico - Hospitals
Location: Placitas
Posted on: July 2, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Sign-On Bonus Available Receive 17% Weekday
Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials
Minimum Offer $ 16.22/hr. Maximum Offer $ 21.26/hr. Compensation
Disclaimer Compensation for this role is based on a number of
factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and
other business and organizational considerations. Department: UPC
Inpatient Adult Services FTE: 0.90 Full Time Shift: Days Position
Summary: Provide child, adolescent, or adult patient care in a
treatment or educational milieu; assist in the maintenance of a
safe, secure environment that enhances treatment and/or educational
effectiveness. May operate in an in-patient/residential
environment, or in outreach environment, such as in homes, schools,
and/or community agencies. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and
departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may
include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age
groups. Detailed responsibilities: * PATIENT CARE - Provide care to
patient in a manner that considers and promotes safety, comfort,
and the therapeutic environment * EDUCATION - Provide education and
training specific to individual patient needs, abilities, learning
preferences and readiness; provide educational resources to
patients and/or family members in coordination with treatment team
* CHARTING - Chart observations and other required documentation on
assigned patients, behaviors, following prescribed procedures and
standards; chart according to treatment plan; use electronic
medical record when required * PHYSICAL NEEDS - Assist with the
physical needs of patients; may include taking manual vital signs,
weights, and urine, stool, and sputum specimens as designated *
PATIENT CARE - Assist patients with activities of daily living;
attend to patient behavioral problems and provide assistance and
coordination in crisis intervention as needed * PATIENT TREATMENT -
Participate in the development, coordination and implementation of
patient treatment programs * CONFIDENTIALITY - Maintain
confidentiality of patient records, adhering to HIPAA guidelines/n
* LIAISON - In collaboration with treatment team, may act as
liaison with other departments, staff and patients * TRANSPORT -
Transport patients to and from appointments, clinics, laboratories,
and/or treatments * ACTIVITIES - Work with other multi-disciplinary
team members to lead milieu activities such as activities of daily
living, current events, goals and fitness groups; community
meetings, school and/or recreational activities as appropriate *
MEETINGS - Attend and participate in group sessions, in-service
education, and staff meetings * REGISTRATION - Process patient
admission and registration as appropriate * COMPUTER - Demonstrate
proficiency in utilizing and accessing appropriate computer and
information system * PHLEBOTOMY - May perform phlebotomy duties as
assigned * CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM - Participate as a member of the
Crisis Response Team responding to calls related to psychiatric
services or assessed as a psychiatric crisis; assist staff with
patients in crisis; assist with transports of psychiatric patients
* SAFETY - Assist patients to regain behavior control; escort
patients to safe area using least restrictive means possible; apply
restraints as needed; assist with administration of emergency
medications and daily living activities * OTHER DUTIES - Perform
other duties as assigned or requested * POLICIES - Follow and
maintain established departmental policies and procedures,
objectives, and quality assurance program, safety, environmental
and infection control standards * DEVELOPMENT - Enhance
professional growth and development through participation in
educational programs, reading current literature, attending
in-services, meetings and workshops * PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow
patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols * PATIENT
SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by
seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning
of current policies and processes * PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and
report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may
put a patient at undue risk * PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential
or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near
misses in a timely manner * PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients
to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and
reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may
"not seem right" QualificationsRelated Education and Experience may
be substituted for one another on a year for year basis. Education:
Essential: * High School or GED Equivalent * Training Education
specialization: Essential: * UNMH Mental Health Tech w/in 6 Months
Experience: Essential: 1/2 year (6 months) directly related
experience Nonessential: Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa,
Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo Credentials: Essential: * CPR for
Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days * Obtain and
maintain Agressive Behav Cer w/in 30 days of hire Physical
Conditions: Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force
occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10
to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people.
Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium
Work. Working conditions: Essential: * Sig Haz: Physical
risk/injuries due to combative patients * Sig Hazard: Chemicals,
Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE * Limited access to med room. Med
Admin Policy, Att A Department: Behavioral and Mental Health
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