MENTAL - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN

DAYS (7AM - 7PM) & NIGHT (7PM-7AM) SHIFTS AVAILABLE

As Mount Sinai grows, so does our legacy of caring

Located in the heart of Miami Beach, overlooking the breathtaking intracoastal waterway, Mount Sinai Medical Center is dedicated to providing exceptional health care to our diverse community enhanced through innovation, technology, teaching, and research.

Mount Sinai is South Florida's largest private independent not-for-profit hospital with 672 beds, and a tight-knit community of more than 4,000 employees.

We provide world-class care:

• Named one of America's 250 Best Hospitals for 2020, 2021 and 2022 by Healthgrades, positioning Mount Sinai among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation for overall clinical excellence.
• A pioneer in innovative medical research in areas such as cardiology, cancer, memory disorders and pulmonary diseases
• The BEST cardiac surgery survival rate in Florida
• A new seven-story Surgical Tower with 154 all-private rooms and patient centered technology promotes an exceptional patient experience

Position Responsibilities :

• Provides basic level of psychiatric nursing care including taking and documenting vital signs weight height abdominal girth; assists with all aspects of direct patient care including providing personal care and hygiene blood glucose testing administering treatments and enemas.
• Observes and documents patient's condition and behavior and reports significant changes including observed side effects of medications to the appropriate authority ; observes a variety of clinical problems and handles the less complex within the limits of knowledge and authority.
• Maintains and updates patients' records and prepares behavioral and assessment summary reports to provide accurate current information on patients' problems and progress on the unit and in specific therapy and programming activities. Confers with the treatment team and patient's family as applicable to provide current direct observation reports and information updates.
• Meets with the patients to identify treatment needs and orients patients to unit programming groups and activities. Maintains therapeutic communication with patient. Gives re-direction and/or reality re-orientation as needed.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic patient environment. Performs and documents patient safety rounds/ room checks following unit policy and procedure. Monitors for suicide/ homicide/elopement behaviors and reports them to RN immediately. Responds to codes calmly and professionally.
• Adheres to the principles of non-violent crisis intervention when dealing with aggressive patients. Assists in placing patient in seclusion/ restraint and observes suicide/ seclusion precaution.
• Provides care to patients in seclusion/ restraint including but not limited to:
• Assists with transport transfer and discharge of patient including the care of personal property and labeling. Accompany patients to Baker Act court as necessary.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• BLS Certification required.
• At least 1 year experience caring for mentally ill and emotionally disturbed adult patients.
• Behavioral Health Technician certification- preferred.
• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certificate within 6 months of employment.

Benefits:

We believe in the physical and mental well-being of our employees and are committed to offering comprehensive benefits that fit their personal needs. Our robust employee benefits package includes:

• Health benefits
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Healthcare spending accounts
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program
• On-site housing for selected positions and more!