LEAD TECH - MH/BH (NO DEGREE) - Day Shift

Responsibilities Lead Mental Health Technician-7a-7p (Full-Time) Horizon Health is seeking a Lead Mental Health Tech to join our team at Abbeville General Hospital in Abbeville, LA. This is a 16 bed inpatient psychiatric unit treating ages 18+. The MHT will perform selected patient care activities under the supervision of the Nurse Manager. Primary duties include observing and recording patient information pertinent to the treatment plan and reporting this information to the Registered Nurse.

This position is also responsible for escorting and monitoring patient activities and attending to their personal needs. The MHT must be capable of physically assisting patients, dealing with patient emergencies. Responsibilities: Attend to patient personal needs (oral hygiene, toileting, bathing, dressing, transferring, etc.) as required. Escort and monitor patients during admissions, transfers and discharges; and provide line-of-sight or one-to-one support to patients as ordered by the physician.

Regularly observe and record patients’ behaviors, temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and weight Conduct therapies in accordance with patient’s diagnosis and needs. Check and document luggage and personal belongings upon admission; maintain patient property list. Perform clerical duties including, but not limited to making patient charts, copying forms, filing, ordering supplies, etc. Monitor and document patient’s food and fluid intake; feeding patients as required.