Assurance Health System - Cincinnati, Ohio

Mental Health Tech-We will train

Available Shifts:

3 (12-Hour Day shifts), 7am to 7:30pm with rotating weekends

3 (12-Hour Night shifts), 7pm to 7:30am with rotating weekends

Description of our Hospital:

Assurance Health System is a 23-bed, short-term inpatient geri-psychiatric hospital, that focuses on the mental health needs of our senior population. Our dedicated staff provides much needed, highly specialized, and compassionate psychiatric/medical care for our aging population. Our fast-growing health system provides treatment for an expansive patient population. We offer 1:8 CNA/MHT patient ratio, competitive pay, weekend shift differentials as well as an evening shift differential, and tuition reimbursement.

Responsibilities:

• Provides support for nurses, co-workers and provides excellent patient care.

• Maintain an orderly environment consistent with the policies and procedures of Assurance Health.

• Ensure shift report with next shift, during walking rounds.

• Informs nursing staff of patient concerns.

• Assists with admissions, transfers, and discharges of patients.

• Promptly responds to call system and tends to patients needs.

• Obtains accuchecks, or bladder scans upon request.

• Assists in bathing-both hygiene, perineal, and therapeutic.

• Ensures patient beds are made with clean linen.

• Assists in nourishment and hydration of patients.

• Assists patients with ambulation, transfers, and ADLs.

• Ensure 15 minute rounds and care observations of patients are documented.

• Adheres and demonstrates knowledge to required competencies.
• All staff will receive Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training by our highly trained instructors on site and Teepa Snow training.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Ability to function effectively in team environment.

• Professional attitude required.

• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, healthcare providers, and social service providers regarding the patient’s needs.

• Understanding of diverse patient populations.

• Excellent organizational skills regarding independently managing workload and related responsibilities.

Benefits:

• Health, dental, vision, life, and income security benefits

• 401(k)

• Generous paid time off policy

• Tuition reimbursement

• Free meals and free drinks

Work Experience: New graduates are encouraged to apply for the position.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or veteran status.

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