MentalHealthTechnician

**Join a team that shares your calling** At MultiCare, you’re more than just a job title — you’re part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities. Belonging here means living our mission and values every day. If your purpose and passions align with ours, you’ll find a place to grow, do meaningful work and build a career you love in a community that feels like home. **FTE:** .9_, **Shift:** Night_, **Schedule:** _Variable **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** * Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or any other human services field preferred and/or in lieu of education, will take 1 year of experience. * Must obtain a Nursing Assistant Regi