About the position
International SOS Government Medical Services is recruiting Mental Health Worker (MHW) to support our medical staffing projects in New Hampshire. International SOS has been providing medical and emergency services for over 35 years, supporting government and military clients worldwide. Across these sites, we maintain more than 5,000 personnel and provide services that include emergency response, ambulance services, primary care, emergency care, occupational health, supply chain services, laboratory services, radiology services, specialist services, dentistry, and biomedical maintenance. In addition, we operate more than 65 clinics located around the world providing emergency and primary care and occupational health. Most of the clinics include an ambulance service. Depending on our clients’ needs, MHWs may work in temporary, short-term, or long-term jobs. Recruited personnel might be working alongside our Clients’ teams or as part of our own multidisciplinary teams, in secured state facilities with safe working environment, medically remote locations, industrial projects, our own clinics, etc. Please apply in order to be added to our database and to be considered for current and future LNA positions. Our recruiters will get in touch with you to check your availability, readiness, interest in the job and to provide you with more details on our current vacancies.
Responsibilities
- Assisting in admission procedures.
- Searching for contraband.
- Orienting the patient to the unit/hospital environment.
- Identifying and recording patient valuables.
- Completing documentation requirements.
- Communicating any significant changes in patient status and reporting all untoward patient actions or symptoms to medical staff in charge to assure safety and continuity of care.
- Supervising and supporting patients as necessary in bathing, showering and other hygiene needs.
- Maintaining awareness of patients’ dietary needs and providing records of nutritional intake.
- Monitoring and providing a safe and clean environment as prescribed by standards relating to fire safety and infection control.
- Utilizing a supportive approach with anxious and agitated patients.
- Identifying needs for walk groups or any other activities that will allow patients space to feel supported and to de-escalate potential situations that could create unsafe environments for staff and patients.
- Demonstrating basic knowledge of patient histories and conditions.
- Providing testimony during legal proceedings to provide support while maintaining patient confidentiality.
- Implementing individualized plans of care by reinforcing treatment goals during daily, continual interactions.
- Purposely observing patient behaviors by documenting objective data as well as subjective inference (i.e. suicidal tendencies, patient gait, medication side effects).
- Escorting, supporting and supervising patients at appointments, legal proceedings, home placements and other activities as necessary to ensure patient safety.
- Participating in quality improvement data collection and completing all mandatory review classes to maintain competencies.
- Seeking out and appropriately utilizing supervision from Nursing Coordinator or designee in order to ensure safe practices.
- Maintaining current knowledge of hospital, departmental and unit-based changes by participating in staff meetings and reading policies and procedures to maintain skill level.
- Exploring opportunities to expand scope of knowledge where applicable through continuing education.
- Maintaining a positive customer service-oriented attitude by demonstrating a professional and courteous demeanor in all interactions and through professional appearance.
- Maintaining safe body mechanics while participating in physically demanding and unpredictable and potentially hazardous patient care situations such as safely transporting physically aggressive patients.
- Exhibiting a willingness to perform other duties as assigned to ensure smooth unit operations.
Requirements
- Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for professional practice.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently within a team.
- Ability to analyse activities and report any non-compliance.
- Effective problem-solving skills and judgment.
- Physical ability to restrain patients.
Nice-to-haves
- One year of experience in the care of mentally ill or emotionally disturbed persons in a psychiatric facility.
- One year as a Mental Health Worker.
- One year of work experience in a position, or combination of positions, that would evidence possession of the required skills necessary for satisfactory performance at this level.
- Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of work experience.
Benefits
- Comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
- 401k plan.
- Paid time off.
- Annual bonus.
