Mental Health Technician 2 Acute Psychiatry

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is looking for a dedicated Mental Health Technician 2 to join the Psychiatry Acute Care team. This role will be full-time working day shift: 3 x 12-hour shifts, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

Mental Health Technician 2 Job Responsibilities:

• Assists unit leadership with oversight of the unit's Mental Health Technician education
• needs/compliance.
• Collaborates with the Registered Nurse and healthcare team to advocate for patients' clinical, emotional, ethical, spiritual and cultural needs.
• Provides individualized patient support for activities of daily living including bathing, feeding, bed making and measurement of vital signs and intake/output.
• Provides information to patients, families and visitors which may include orients patients to the
• unit/program, explains rationale for rules or restrictions and provides printed information.
• Serves as a resource and unit preceptor for all new Mental Health Technicians. Works with the unit leadership to ensure Mental Health Technicians have current competencies and skills to perform their work.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Certification - Basic Life Support (BLS) Upon Start Licensure - None required
• Experience - Two years of experience as a Mental Health Technician 1 or Clinical Technician 1 at Inova Health System and/or two years as psychiatric technician at another facility.
• Education - High School or GED

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with patients diagnosed with severe mental illness