Full Time Overnight Mental Health Associate - Princeton House Behavioral Health

Penn Medicine • Princeton, NJ

97d • $18 - $28

About The Position

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines. Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work? The Mental Health Associate assists Registered Nurses in providing direct psychiatric and medical care to patients. The Mental Health Associate participates as a member of the treatment team in creating and maintaining a safe and therapeutic milieu.

Requirements

• Driver's License (Required): Valid driver's license in employee's state of residence with a record in good standing with the State of NJ Department of Motor Vehicles.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required): Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers certification from American Heart Association (AHA) required.
• Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required): Education Specialization: Social Services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists nurses in the delivery of nursing care, such as bathing, assisting with feeding, ambulating patients, collecting urine samples, and taking vital signs.
• Performs transports as requested (of patients, medications, supplies, and specimens).
• Performs behavioral observations, completes unit rounds, checks, and monitors patients as assigned.
• Responsible for orienting patients to the unit, completing patient searches, securing patient's valuables, and belongings at admission and discharge.
• Assists in emergencies and codes according to established protocols.
• Participates as a member of the treatment team to provide individual care to patients based upon psychiatric/ addictions principles through guidance from nursing staff.
• Performs and records nursing care activities, such as changes in a patient's condition, behavior, and unusual incidents consistent with established policies, procedures, and protocols, as delegated by the registered nurse responsible for the patient.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic atmosphere for the milieu by enforcing program rules, regulations, and limits.
• Assists in processing new admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Conducts community meetings, basic psycho-educational and recreational groups.
• Maintains strict standards of confidentiality and adherence to HIPPA standards.
• Demonstrates regard for the dignity and respect of all patients, their families, guests and representatives of other organizations as well as fellow employees, volunteers and medical staff.
• Follows established safety precautions and procedures in the performance of all duties in order to ensure a safe environment.
• Demonstrates responsibility for individual performance and efficient utilization of products, supplies, equipment and time to ensure the timely completion of duties.
• Supports customer service and performance improvement goals of the department.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits program including prepaid tuition assistance programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree