Mental Health Worker
Core
Provides direct psychiatric care and maintains a safe therapeutic milieu for adult patients on a hospital unit.
Role type
Mental Health Worker (Clinical Support)
Builds
Patient care plans and therapeutic activities
Domain
Healthcare / Psychiatry
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
therapeutic limit setting, patient observation, crisis intervention, treatment plan implementation, documentation, recreational activity organization, safety hazard reporting
Preferred skills
Baccalaureate degree in Human Services, knowledge of life-span development and cultural patterns
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Complete assessment forms and collaborate on treatment plans, implement treatment plans per unit policies, observe patients in activities of daily living, conduct patient rounds to record behavior, manage aggressive behavior and assist with seclusion/restraints, organize therapeutic recreational activities, maintain cleanliness of group rooms, escort patients to other departments
Seniority
Entry-level, direct care staff