Mental Health Tech II

Department :

02040 AMG Downers Grove 3743 Highland Ave - Behavioral Health

Status : Full time

Benefits Eligible : Yes

Hou rs Per Week : 40

Schedule Details / Additional Information :

This position supports OP Clinic Day shift Mon-Fri. Hours will range between 7a-5pm. In the future, potential Saturday rotation possible.

Pay Range

$19.45 - $29.20

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Observe patients and assess progress on daily basis; report significant changes in patients' condition and / or behavior to supervising RN / Psychiatrist
• Interact with patients on a one-to-one basis providing recreational or social activities and reinforce patient teaching.
• Provide verbal de-escalation of agitated patients or visitors.
• Provide care and monitoring of patients in seclusion and / or restraint.
• Provide protection and control for patients as required to ensure patient safety in the facility.
• Participate in restraining combative patients as necessary.
• Ensure compliance with safety and infection control guidelines including universal precautions for self and patients.
• Patrols and identifies safety hazards and unsafe conditions that could cause injury to people and / or damage to property.
• Maintains patient rights in accordance with applicable state's Patient's Bill of Rights.
• Maintains security of high-risk and sensitive areas.
• Follows established precautions, protocols, and standard operating procedures.
• Attends all department training required by continuing education.
• Provides age / developmentally appropriate assistance in accordance with Age / Developmental Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

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Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.