Mental Health Worker

Trinity Health • Muskegon, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Great opportunity for a Mental Health Worker, MHW professional to work in an organization that focuses on treating the whole person, physically, emotionally and spiritually! Mental Health Worker, MHW works in a collaborative environment to deliver excellent patient care under the direction of a RN, Social Worker and Psychiatrist. A Mental Health Worker, MHW is expected provide psychiatric nursing care at the para-professional level.

Requirements

• Level of knowledge equivalent to that ordinarily acquired through completion of high school with college level training in behavioral science.
• one to three months of experience in order to acquire a fundamental knowledge of psycho-social problems and appropriate response.
• acquire a thorough knowledge of pertinent department policies and procedures for psychiatric patient care, learn assigned duties.
• acquire suitable interpersonal skills.
• Analytical ability necessary to assess (according to defined signs and symptoms) patients' immediate psychological status and determine need to request professional assistance; ability to recommend alterations to treatments and the need for social services.
• Able to communicate effectively with individuals and groups representing divers perspectives.
• Interpersonal skill to almost constantly interact with disturbed patients and their families; ability to elicit information from these persons and encourage their participation in treatment activities and open communications.

Responsibilities

• Participate in group therapy sessions, one-on-one interactions, discharge planning and crisis intervention.
• Primarily responsible for directly monitoring the daily activities of patients, observing the emotional condition of patients and determines the need for intervention.
• Participates in group treatment activities, encourages individual participation and records observations of patient progress and behavior.
• Attends to the personal needs of patients including grooming, hygiene, comfort and are of personal belongings.
• Participates in discharge planning by providing information concerning the patient (physical and emotional) strength, weaknesses and needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED