Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Rotating (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Summary: The Mental Health Associate performs mental health patient care activities delegated by the clinical nurse. This person reports to the nurse manager for administrative and professional development purposes.
Job Description:
Essential Responsibilities:
- Observes and reports patients' physical, emotional and social behaviors. Initiates necessary changes in staff response.
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Assists patients with personal care, monitoring vital signs and weights, preparing lab specimens, supervising meals, routine and special patient observations (checks), maintaining a clean environment, transporting patient to activities and appointments.
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Teaches nonviolent crisis intervention techniques as directed by the nurse manager.
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Functions as the Legal Liaison for the unit.
Required Qualifications:-
High School diploma or GED required. Associate's degree preferred in Psychology, Counseling, or related field
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1-3 years related work experience required.
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Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.
Preferred Qualifications:-
At least two years work experience in psychiatric setting.
Competencies:-
Written Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
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Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
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Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
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Team Work: Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows. Results may impact the operations of one or more departments.
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Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
Age based Competencies:
Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.
Physical Nature of the Job:
Very Heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 50 pounds of force continually. Employee is physically active in all elements of the job.