Mental Health Specialist - Emergency Department
About The Position
The Mental Health Specialist is responsible for providing direct patient care to children and adolescents with behavioral challenges or a mental health diagnosis based on the individual treatment plan. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, they assist with collecting data regarding a patient's physical, psychological, or safety status on an ongoing basis. The Mental Health Specialist may assist patients in establishing daily therapeutic goals or participate in facilitation of therapeutic patient groups. They are responsible for continually monitoring the department milieu and patient spaces to assess for any potential hazards or personal patient safety concerns. Utilizing a therapeutic approach, the Mental Health Specialist may assist with de-escalation or implementing behavioral modification and management when appropriate. This role may float to provide care and support for all mental health patients throughout the mental health care continuum including outside the inpatient mental health unit within the Children's MN system
Requirements
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
- Bachelor's degree required
- Education and experience providing gender, culture, and age appropriate care
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to display a professional attitude in all aspects of performance
- Ability to develop rapport with wide variety of patients and families
Nice To Haves
- One year of experience working with patients in a pediatric healthcare setting preferred
- Experience working with children with behavioral dysregulation, autism, intellectual or cognitive impairments, or developmental delays is preferred
Responsibilities
- providing direct patient care to children and adolescents with behavioral challenges or a mental health diagnosis based on the individual treatment plan
- assist with collecting data regarding a patient's physical, psychological, or safety status on an ongoing basis
- assist patients in establishing daily therapeutic goals
- participate in facilitation of therapeutic patient groups
- continually monitoring the department milieu and patient spaces to assess for any potential hazards or personal patient safety concerns
- assist with de-escalation or implementing behavioral modification and management when appropriate
- provide care and support for all mental health patients throughout the mental health care continuum including outside the inpatient mental health unit within the Children's MN system
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- retirement
- other fringe benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
