Mental Health Worker Nights, 36 hours/week, every other weekend
Core
Inpatient mental health specialist providing clinical care, crisis intervention, and therapeutic activities for adult psychiatric patients.
Role type
Inpatient mental health worker
Builds
Patient safety, therapeutic milieu, and discharge planning
Domain
Healthcare / Psychiatry
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Crisis intervention, de-escalation, physical care assistance, therapeutic group facilitation, patient/family education, progress evaluation, contraband search, vital signs monitoring, ADL support
Preferred skills
Direct patient care experience
Technologies
Medical equipment
Responsibilities
Participate in crisis intervention using de-escalation techniques; assist RN with physical care and hygiene; lead therapeutic activity groups; provide patient and family education; evaluate patient progress and document; conduct patient safety checks and contraband searches; monitor vital signs and ADL status; identify discharge barriers; share observations with clinical team and families