Mental Health Coordinator Sr
Core
Provide direct physical care, emotional support, and educational resources to mental health patients, ensuring safety and a therapeutic milieu under RN supervision.
Role type
Senior clinical mental health coordinator (IC)
Builds
Safe therapeutic environments and patient care plans
Domain
Healthcare / Mental Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Crisis intervention, de-escalation techniques, patient assessment, vital signs monitoring, medication side effect recognition, therapeutic milieu management, restraint application, care plan development
Preferred skills
Experience in mental health/substance abuse patient care, knowledge of mood/personality/thought/anxiety disorders
Technologies
Nurse call systems, door release systems
Responsibilities
Monitor patient safety and status, document health changes, assist with activities of daily living, facilitate therapeutic groups, collect assessment data, monitor vital signs, assist with admissions and discharges, de-escalate patient behaviors
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC