Mental Health Worker - PES

Yale New Haven Health • New Haven, CT

25d

About The Position

The Mental Health Worker works collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team and is assigned to a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse. The role participates in carrying out nursing interventions that provide patients opportunities for learning and adaptive coping. It supports patient- and family-centered care through participation, dignity and respect, information sharing, and collaboration. The position also provides service excellence to patients, families, physicians, staff, and support department personnel, follows the “I Am YNHH” service excellence pledge, and promotes a positive work environment.

Requirements

• High school graduation supplemented by at least two years of college, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least one year of experience in a psychiatric facility, such as an inpatient unit or outpatient psychiatric clinic.
• Ability to deal effectively with agitated or violent patients.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to stand and walk for more than half of the day, with frequent bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, twisting, and lifting.
• Ability to assist with pushing, pulling, and lifting patients weighing from 5 to 300 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized patient care that ensures patient safety and dignity.
• Follow the patient care plan while preserving patients’ safety, dignity, and autonomy.
• Assist nursing staff in maintaining a therapeutic milieu that supports safety, care, and treatment on the unit.
• Initiate individual and group patient activities and social interactions consistent with each patient’s plan of care and unit safety.
• Participate in unit activities that promote competency and a safe, cohesive nursing treatment team.
• Regularly attend staff meetings and read published staff meeting information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED