Mental Health Assistant: Adult ED - 36hrs/week, Evenings

Albany Medical Center • Albany, NY

3d • $43,599 - $56,679

About The Position

The Mental Health Assistant (MHA) works as a member of the health care team under the supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse, applying principles of psychiatric care. The MHA assists with providing and documenting direct patient care and performs unit maintenance as needed to support patient comfort and safety. This position is in the Adult Emergency Department and is scheduled for 36 hours per week on the evening shift.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• CPR (Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation) upon hire.
• BCLS (Basic Life Support) upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's degree.
• Previous mental health-related experience.

Responsibilities

• Collect patient information relevant to their health or situation, including vital signs, height and weight, and food and fluid intake and output.
• Report abnormal findings to the RN and patient care team.
• Participate in care planning and the nursing report process.
• Support patient and family rights to participate in decisions about care.
• Use standardized techniques to keep patients and families informed.
• Provide personal care, including bathing, oral care, and skin care.
• Assist patients with eating, hydration, grooming, dressing, and toileting.
• Incorporate safe patient handling into basic restorative care, including ambulation, range of motion, and use of assistive and prosthetic devices.
• Promote a clean, orderly, and safe environment.
• Use standard and transmission-based precautions and infection-control techniques.
• Provide the RN with information about patient progress toward goals and outcomes.
• Document all care in the patient record.
• Support identification and analysis of errors and near misses as part of a safety culture.
• Participate in departmental safety inspections as assigned to help ensure compliance with hospital safety standards.
• Follow hospital and regulatory agency safety goals and objectives and comply with the limitations of unlicensed assistive care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED