MultiCare Health System
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Seattle, Washingtontime type:
Full timeposted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition id:
JR66596**About Navos**Navos, a partner within MultiCare’s Behavioral Health Network, offers a healing home for people of all ages to recover and reclaim their lives. Our teams are composed of hardworking and caring providers committed to helping people address mental illness and substance abuse by providing a broad continuum of care. For a deeply meaningful career, join this leading organization known for its innovation, expertise, and employee care.**FTE:** .9, **Shift:** Days, **Schedule:** 36 hours/week, Every other weekend, rotating schedule**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 Registered or CNA prior to start date* If assigned to **Navos Hospital**, BLS certification is required prior to starting. Other campuses require CPR certification prior to starting on the floor and can be obtained onsite, if not already in hand.* If assigned to **Navos Hospital**, First Aid training is required prior to starting.* If assigned to **Navos Hospital**, Food Handler's Card is required within first two weeks of hire date* Must be eligible to obtain a Washington State Agency Affiliated Counselor; apply within 30 days and have from DOH within 90 days.* Due to current processing delays at the Department of Health (approximately four [4] months), the credential is not required to be obtained within ninety (90) days, provided that the application was submitted in a timely and complete manner. The credential must be obtained upon issuance by the Department of Health. Individuals can practice under their NAR and complete NAR duties while waiting for active AACR, with proof of submission to DOH.**Pay and Benefit Expectations**We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $25.60 - $37.60 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 applicant’s years of experience align.Associated benefit information can be viewed .MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 20,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho.MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network; MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care; Pulse Heart Institute; MultiCare Medical Associates, affiliated physicians; MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region; and MultiCare Connected Care, our Accountable Care Organization.Twelve hospitals complete the organization: Allenmore Hospital, Auburn Medical Center, Capital Medical Center, Covington Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital — the Puget Sound region’s only children’s hospital and state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washington — Navos Behavioral Health Hospital, Valley Hospital, Yakima Valley Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital — which is home to the South Puget Sound region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit — and Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital.Our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy, 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.MultiCare is also proud of our commitment to workforce diversity and culturally competent care. This commitment is led by our CEO and supported through employee education and community outreach.MultiCare provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and job applicants. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.If you are an external job applicant who requires reasonable accommodation in the job application process, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 253-403-6947 and we will assist you with submitting a ticket to initiate your request for accommodation. If you are a current employee, you can submit an ERC ticket or call the ERC for assistance. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Seattle, Washingtontime type:
Full timeposted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition id:
JR66596**About Navos**Navos, a partner within MultiCare’s Behavioral Health Network, offers a healing home for people of all ages to recover and reclaim their lives. Our teams are composed of hardworking and caring providers committed to helping people address mental illness and substance abuse by providing a broad continuum of care. For a deeply meaningful career, join this leading organization known for its innovation, expertise, and employee care.**FTE:** .9, **Shift:** Days, **Schedule:** 36 hours/week, Every other weekend, rotating schedule**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 Registered or CNA prior to start date* If assigned to **Navos Hospital**, BLS certification is required prior to starting. Other campuses require CPR certification prior to starting on the floor and can be obtained onsite, if not already in hand.* If assigned to **Navos Hospital**, First Aid training is required prior to starting.* If assigned to **Navos Hospital**, Food Handler's Card is required within first two weeks of hire date* Must be eligible to obtain a Washington State Agency Affiliated Counselor; apply within 30 days and have from DOH within 90 days.* Due to current processing delays at the Department of Health (approximately four [4] months), the credential is not required to be obtained within ninety (90) days, provided that the application was submitted in a timely and complete manner. The credential must be obtained upon issuance by the Department of Health. Individuals can practice under their NAR and complete NAR duties while waiting for active AACR, with proof of submission to DOH.**Pay and Benefit Expectations**We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $25.60 - $37.60 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 applicant’s years of experience align.Associated benefit information can be viewed .MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 20,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho.MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network; MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care; Pulse Heart Institute; MultiCare Medical Associates, affiliated physicians; MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region; and MultiCare Connected Care, our Accountable Care Organization.Twelve hospitals complete the organization: Allenmore Hospital, Auburn Medical Center, Capital Medical Center, Covington Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital — the Puget Sound region’s only children’s hospital and state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washington — Navos Behavioral Health Hospital, Valley Hospital, Yakima Valley Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital — which is home to the South Puget Sound region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit — and Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital.Our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy, 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.MultiCare is also proud of our commitment to workforce diversity and culturally competent care. This commitment is led by our CEO and supported through employee education and community outreach.MultiCare provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and job applicants. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.If you are an external job applicant who requires reasonable accommodation in the job application process, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 253-403-6947 and we will assist you with submitting a ticket to initiate your request for accommodation. If you are a current employee, you can submit an ERC ticket or call the ERC for assistance. #J-18808-Ljbffr