Job Summary

About Steward Health Care
Nearly a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.
As the country's largest physician-led, minority-owned, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.
Steward is among the nation’s largest and most successful accountable care organizations (ACO), with more than 5,500 providers and 43,000 health care professionals who care for 12.3 million patients a year through a closely integrated network of hospitals, multispecialty medical groups, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities and behavioral health centers.
Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates 33 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

About SMMC:

Scenic Mountain Medical Center is a community health care provider serving patients in Howard County. An acute care hospital with 146 licensed beds, Scenic Mountain is Joint Commission accredited. Our specialized services include cardiology, orthopedics, maternity, diagnostic imaging, emergency care with a 24/7 level IV Trauma Center, wound care, and women's health and breast care services.

About the Position:

The Mental Health Technician performs routine patient care duties and assists people who have mental illnesses and/or developmental disabilities, under the direct supervision of the registered nurse, charge nurse and/or DNP. The MHT is responsible for the ability to recognize and report psychological and physical changes in the adult and geriatric patient; ability to recognize and report suspected abuse, neglect and/or exploitation; may assist with daily living activities, lead patients in educational and recreational activities, or accompany patients to and from examinations and treatments. May require restraint of violent patients. Monitor and document patient care assignments appropriately. Perform duties with little or no supervision. Experience in dealing with the mentally ill (preferred). Must be emotionally mature and able to function effectively under stress. Complies with Scenic Mountain Medical Center and Behavioral Health policies and procedures.

Regulatory Requirements:

High school graduate diploma or GED.

AHA approved course in BLS certification required upon hire.

Certified Nursing Assistant recommended, but not required.

COAP required within 30 days of hire.

Steward Health Care is proud to be a minority, physician owned organization. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are at the foundation of the care we provide, the community services we support and all our employment practices. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.