Mental Health Technican

Mental Health Technican

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE: Full-Time & Part-Time Shift: Days, Evenings, & NightsSchedule: Varies

Position Summary

The Mental Health Technician is an incredible opportunity to expand your role in health care through functioning as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary treatment team. This role is responsible for providing a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment for psychiatric patients while assisting with the provision of basic patient care and recovery needs.

Responsibilities

• You will support the unit through excellent patient customer service and clinic management assistance
• You will collaborate with physicians, clinical staff, front office staff and clinic management to ensure comprehensive health care outcomes
• You will perform a variety of functions within the clinic setting requiring specialized knowledge and integration of available standards, resources, and data
• Advocate for ethical and holistic care promoting the autonomy, dignity, and health of patients from diverse ethnic and social backgrounds
• You will assist with maintaining a safe and hazard free environment by observing and documenting patient behavior, conducting patient room searches, reporting unsafe conditions and applying appropriate emotional and physical support
• You will provide and document interventions in a variety of modalities individually matched to the needs of each patient

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or any other human services field required; Two (2) years of inpatient Behavioral Health experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelors degree
• Must obtain Washington State Agency Affiliated Counselor registration within 60 days of hire unless a higher credential is held
• Must obtain a Nursing Assistant Registered or CNA prior to start date
• Health Care Provider level CPR certification Peer MHT: Self-identify as a consumer who has received mental health services and can demonstrate that they have been well grounded in their own mental health recovery for at least one year
• Must be eligible for Washington State Agency Affiliated Counselor
• Minimum one (1) year of direct patient care experience preferred

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Mission-driven: Partnering for healing and a healthy future
• Market Leadership: Washington's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Technology: 'Most Wired' healthcare system 10 years in a row
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes 'America's Best Employers by State' in 2021
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountain, and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

MultiCare provides a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, MultiCare shares a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The starting pay for this position is $22.25 and the pay scale is $22.25 - $32.69 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicants years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.