Mental Health Technician - Emergency Department
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University of Vermont Health Network
Burlington, VT, US
Summary
The Mental Health Technician provides direct patient care and monitoring in the Emergency Department to ensure a safe and therapeutic environment. They assist the interdisciplinary team by managing emergency situations and supporting patients experiencing high stress or anxiety.
Job Description
Building Name: UVMMC - Medical Center - Main Campus
Location Address: 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington Vermont
Regular
Department: Emergency Department - A
Shift: Variable
Salary Range: Min $21.69 Mid $27.95 Max $34.20
Recruiter: Dom Breault
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The ED Mental Health Technician is a member of the interdisciplinary team in the Emergency Department whose duties include maintaining a safe and caring therapeutic environment for our patients, their families and our colleagues while promoting physical, emotional, psychological and cognitive wellbeing.
The ED Mental Health Technician (ED MHT) is responsible for specific aspects of direct patient care and monitoring focused on safety, under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse, including documentation, coordinating patient activities (i.e. trips to the garden) and managing emergency situations. Additionally, the ED MHT works with patients in highly stressful and anxiety producing situations; there is potential for violence and the ED MHT stays with the patient if they are escalated. Once they are behaving appropriately, a CPSA may be re-assigned to the patient as the constant observer.
EDUCATION:
High school graduate or GED. AS or BS degree in mental health or human services related field preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
Previous relevant experience required; minimum of 1 year. Examples of past experience include, but are not limited to, work in psychiatric facilities, corrections, hospital security, community crisis teams, or individual work with children or adults with special needs.
SHIFTS:
Part Time (24 hours per week) shift available.
Full Time (36 hours per week) shift available.
This is a bargaining union position.
The University of Vermont Medical Center is part of a six-hospital network serving patients and their families in Vermont and northern New York. We're not just caregivers and staff - we're your friends and neighbors, offering expertise, kind words and compassionate care when and where you need them. We are dedicated to providing you with the best medical care possible.
The University of Vermont Medical Center, along with the Robert Larner M.D. College of Medicine The University of Vermont and College of Nursing and Health Sciences, is one of 138 academic medical centers in the country. Through The University of Vermont Health Network and collaborative relationships throughout Vermont and northern New York, we are able to provide the highest quality care, informed by academic research, to patients throughout our region.
The UVM Medical Center, along with its three founding organizations, The University of Vermont College of Medicine and College of Nursing and Health Sciences, share a rich history dating back to the 1800s.
The UVM Medical Center is committed to the development of an Integrated Delivery System which provides high value health care to the communities we serve and enhances our academic mission. Our mission is to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve by integrating patient care, education, and research in a caring environment.
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Burlington, VT
The University of Vermont Medical Center is part of a six-hospital network serving patients and their families in Vermont and northern New York. We're not just caregivers and staff - we're your friends and neighbors, offering expertise, kind words and compassionate care when and where you need them. We are dedicated to providing you with the best medical care possible.
The University of Vermont Medical Center, along with the Robert Larner M.D. College of Medicine The University of Vermont and College of Nursing and Health Sciences, is one of 138 academic medical centers in the country. Through The University of Vermont Health Network and collaborative relationships throughout Vermont and northern New York, we are able to provide the highest quality care, informed by academic research, to patients throughout our region.
The UVM Medical Center, along with its three founding organizations, The University of Vermont College of Medicine and College of Nursing and Health Sciences, share a rich history dating back to the 1800s.
The UVM Medical Center is committed to the development of an Integrated Delivery System which provides high value health care to the communities we serve and enhances our academic mission. Our mission is to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve by integrating patient care, education, and research in a caring environment.
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Burlington, VT
