Mental Health Technician-Pediatrics

*$4,000 Sign-On Bonus available to eligible candidates

Job Summary:

As a Mental Health Technician, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, you'll evaluate patients physical and mental states every day, taking vital signs and noting levels of mental alertness and functioning. The Mental Health Technician will help patients with personal hygiene activities. In crisis situations, you will be involved in crisis resolution and management. You will frequently communicate with interdisciplinary team members and families to update them on your patient's status. It is important that you be observant and detail-oriented with a calm demeanor and excellent social skills.

Key Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care under supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Carries out procedures under supervision of Registered Nurse including special precautions, Handle with Care skills and seclusion and restraint correctly and safely.

Documents all pertinent clinical information daily, including all unusual incidents.

Completes documentation for Seclusion/Restraint and Special Precautions accurately.

The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

*Mental Health Technician Sign-On Bonus Eligibility Requirement:

• The Sign-On Bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past year.

Department/ Unit Summary:

Our mental health technicians care for children ages 4-12 and adolescents ages 13-17 with many different emotional or behavior problems, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. We are Middle Tennessee's only provider of inpatient mental health services for children.

Position Shift: Nights 7pm-7am

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

VUMC Recent Accomplishments

Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:

* US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.

* Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.

* Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.

* The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.

* American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows

* Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.

* National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement

* Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6^th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.