Mental Health Worker - Older Adult Unit - Full Time Evenings
About The Position
Be an Advocate, a Caretaker, a Friend to Patients. For more than six decades, Gracie Square Hospital has provided comprehensive and personalized behavioral healthcare to thousands of individuals in New York City and beyond. Through our affiliation with NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, we are dedicated to improving the lives of our patients and their loved ones through innovative approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Pursue the following position and join us in building on our legacy of world-class patient and family-centered care by taking your career – to the next level. Mental Health Worker - Older Adult Unit - Full Time Evenings In this role, the Mental Health Worker thrives at the bedside as invaluable care providers. You provide compassionate patient focus and perform select care duties under the supervision of a registered nurse. Improve the patient's experience and maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment. Measure and record temperatures, pulses, respiration and blood pressure. The Mental Health Worker complements the nursing process by assisting in the individualized care of patients. This is a full-time evening shift position (3:30pm - 12am), includes working rotating weekends.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- BLS certification from the American Heart Association
- Excellent Communication Skills
Responsibilities
- Provide compassionate patient focus
- Perform select care duties under the supervision of a registered nurse
- Improve the patient's experience
- Maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment
- Measure and record temperatures, pulses, respiration and blood pressure
- Assist in the individualized care of patients
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
