Mental Health Worker
About The Position
The Mental Health Worker participates in observing, reporting, and recording patient behaviors under the direction of the Nursing Supervisor, and helps provide a safe, secure, therapeutic environment for patients and families. The role may involve transporting documents or patients for the Behavioral Health Center and serving people across diverse age populations, with an understanding of their functional and developmental ages. The worker is expected to support the organization’s mission, Core Values, strategic plan, and Performance Improvement Plan. The position also involves protecting patients’ privacy and modesty during care, identifying oneself to patients and families by name and title, determining the presence and type of an Advanced Directive, reporting suspected abuse or neglect, understanding the role of and access to the Bioethics Committee, and ensuring that physical assessment and care address all major body systems.
Requirements
- High school graduate or GED.
- One year of direct hands-on patient experience as a Certified Nurses Assistant or Nursing Assistant in an acute care setting (hospital or long-term care), or six months of psychiatric experience and six months of customer service experience.
- California driver’s license.
- Basic Life Support (CPR) through the American Heart Association.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Nursing Assistant: California, upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Observe, report, and record patient behaviors.
- Help provide a safe, secure, therapeutic environment for patients and families.
- Transport documents or patients for the Behavioral Health Center as needed.
- Provide service to diverse age populations while understanding their functional and developmental ages.
- Allow for privacy and modesty in the provision of care.
- Identify self by name and title to patients and families.
- Determine the presence and type of an Advanced Directive.
- Report suspected cases of abuse or neglect when identified.
- Understand the role of and how to access the Bioethics Committee.
- Ensure physical assessment and care include all major body systems.
- Support the organization’s mission, Core Values, strategic plan, and Performance Improvement Plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
