Mental Health Technician 1

Job Description

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is seeking Mental Health Technician 1.

The Mental Health Technician 1 assists in the delivery of direct patient care under the supervision of the Registered Nurse. Collaborates with care team members in implementing a plan of care to meet individualized and developmental patient care outcomes. Partners with the Registered Nurse to create a professional development plan to provide team members with the necessary skills to deliver up to date patient care.

Benefits and Perks:

• Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
• Retirement Matching
• Amazing Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO hours on your very first day of work

Shift: 12 hours Fulltime- Nights

Hours: 7pm-7am

Location: Fairfax Main Hospital

Job Responsibilities including:

• Communicates patients' progress toward desired outcomes and changes to the Registered Nurse.
• Monitors patients/their environment and intervenes appropriately to promote a safe and therapeutic milieu.
• Completes forms and flow sheets accurately according to policies and procedures. Reinforces transition/discharge teaching and home care skills.
• Describes the unit's quality improvement activities, trends, and goals. Participates actively in quality improvement initiatives and reports variances in practice in accordance with Inova Health System policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates competency in all required clinical skills and technologies, sharps maintenance, search and disposition of patient belongings, de-escalation, and crisis prevention.
• Provides information to patients, families, and visitors, orients patient to the unit and program, explains rationale for rules or restrictions, provides printed information.
• Provides basic activities of daily living nursing care while monitoring activity, sleep and intake/output.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements for Consideration:

• High School or GED
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association
• Clinical/medical background preferred

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 24,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better - to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.