Mental Health Assistant (Inpatient Behavioral Health) Part Time, Nights

Holland Hospital•Holland, MI

About The Position

The Mental Health Assistant is an integral member of the multidisciplinary patient care team on Holland Hospital’s inpatient behavioral health unit, which has 18 licensed beds and provides comprehensive assessments, short-term intensive psychiatric treatment, medical management, and discharge planning for adults age 18 and older. Under the direction of the RN team leader, the assistant implements delegated aspects of patient treatment plans and participates in the therapeutic milieu. The role requires providing care and service appropriate to the ages of patients served, including adult and older adult psychiatric patients. The position is part-time, 48 hours every two weeks, with a night schedule of 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. on varied weeknights and every third weekend. The pay range is $17.22 to $24.11 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Current BLS for the Healthcare Provider, to be completed within 60 days after hire.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with mentally ill adults.
Experience working in a health care facility.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Computer literacy.
Bilingual.

Responsibilities

Promote patient safety by following hospital and nursing unit standards, policies, and procedures, including maintaining patients’ bill of rights.
Help maintain a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment for adult and older adult psychiatric patients.
Maintain daily structure and assist patients with participating in the daily schedule to support their treatment goals.
Achieve unit-specific initial and ongoing competencies.
Promote team cohesiveness through constructive criticism and coworker support.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Develop therapeutic relationships with patients.
Perform assigned patient care tasks thoroughly and on time under nurse supervision.
Report significant behaviors and changes to the RN team leader.
Assist with basic nursing care, including taking vital signs, recording intake and output, collecting laboratory specimens, and providing hygiene assistance.
Assist with or lead educational, activity, or therapeutic recreational classes under the direction of the OTR or RN team leader.
Participate in patient admission, transfer, and discharge.
Observe and document significant patient behaviors, 1:1 observations, and assigned tasks accurately and promptly.
Complete assigned unit-support tasks, including inventory, stocking, and cleaning patient care areas.
Assist with delegated regulatory checks.
Conduct close observations and 1:1s, and help prevent elopement and falls.
Observe patient demeanor and interactions and intervene to de-escalate potentially dangerous situations.
Implement physical restrictions under the direction of an RN.
Remove unsafe items from the milieu to protect patients.
Provide 1:1 care for patients in seclusion or restraint in accordance with demonstrated competency.