Mental Health Technician, Full-Time, Days, 7a 730p, Emergency, Cherry Hill

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Job Description

• Recognizes the patients their family/designated care partner(s) in providing safe compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patients personal preferences priorities needs and cultural beliefs and values.
• Communicates with and supports the interprofessional team patient family and designated care partners. Communicates effectively with patients families staff and other customers in written form telephone conversations and other verbal interactions. Leverages therapeutic communication skills and offers emotional support to patients.
• Utilizes verbal de-escalation skills in response to observed patient behaviors and follows established protocols for safe and effective management of same. Ensures patient safety by observing patient behaviors and completing scheduled rounding.
• Leads or assists with group activities such as community meeting recreational groups and other unit activities. Assists RN with patient care activities following established unit protocols and competencies. Helps to maintain a safe neat and clean patient care environment to facilitate safe and effective patient care.
• Assists patients with completion of activities such as personal care ambulation feeding and encourages independent completion of these activities when possible. May provide direct observation for safety of assigned patient. Completes required documentation accurately and efficiently in accordance with hospital policy and department guidelines.
• Actively participates in unit hospital and division meetings and work groups as assigned. May participate in the orientation of new staff.

• High School Diploma/GED with at least 1 year related health care experience preferred for Non-Philadelphia County Jefferson campuses . or
• High School Diploma/GED along with the completion of a supervised mental health or addiction practicum and completion of 12 college credits in the social sciences 2 years of experience in mental health or addictions care required. or
• Bachelors Degree in humanities or social services 1 year of experience in mental health or addictions care.
• Knowledge of behavioral treatment techniques and procedures
• Manage and maintain high quality behavioral therapeutic interventions for diverse mental health population
• Familiar with and knowledgeable about the operating principles and code of ethics for the Jefferson Health ability to apply this understanding appropriately to healthcare related situations.
• Knowledge of the relevance of health information and appropriate documentation requirements.
• Knowledge of the risks faced by patients in a healthcare environment and the ability to take steps to reduce these risks.
• BLSAHA

Salary Range

The actual hiring rate will be determined based on candidate experience skills and qualifications. This position is not eligible for an annual incentive.

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Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.