Residential Mental Health Worker II - Dedham

Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Dedham, MA

17h • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Mental Health Community Transition Program is seeking a conscientious individual to fill the role of an MHW II for a residential program in Dedham, MA. The candidate who will provide direct care services to individuals by participating and instructing activities of daily living including, but not limited to personal care, community integration and recreation/leisure to ensure daily needs, rehabilitation needs and human rights are met.
Mental Health Workers treat all patients with dignity and respect through interactions which affirm the individual’s needs and preferences and by optimally integrating their perspective into all facets of care.
Please Note: This position is full-time, 40 hours per week. This is a 1st Shift position. The schedule will be 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. The days off are Week 1: Sunday/Monday and Week 2: Monday/Saturday
Employees in this position will be required to work mandatory overtime.

Requirements

• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Capacity to perform basic mathematics.
• Proven ability to gather information through observing and questioning individuals.
• Talent for communicating effectively in oral expression, writing clearly and concisely, and developing ideas in logical sequence.
• Skilled in interacting with people who are under emotional stress with the ability to maintain a calm manner in stressful or emergency situations.
• Applicants must have (A) at least one (1) year of full-time, or equivalent part-time, experience in providing direct care services to individuals with a mental illness or physical disabilities or (B) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitution below.
• Incumbents may be required to have a current and valid motor vehicle driver’s license at a class level specific to assignment.
• Based on assignment: Incumbents are required upon successful completion of a training program to obtain and maintain one or more of the following certifications: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), first aid, and Medication Administration Program (MAP) certification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with individuals with serious, persistent mental illness, substance abuse and/or who have experienced homelessness.
• Given the population served, bilingual or multilingual fluency.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care services in the activities of daily living by instructing and/or assisting patients in feeding, bathing, toileting, dressing, clothing maintenance, oral and physical hygiene, self-preservation, etc. to ensure daily needs, dignity and human rights of the patients are met.
• Assist in the implementation of the individual treatment plan by discussing and reporting observations regarding patient behavior, needs, desires or problems to ensure consistency of care.
• Partners effectively with other staff to better serve patient needs, promoting a non-threatening, and therapeutic milieu.
• Performs tasks of other staff in their absence to ensure continuity of services.
• Practices principles of COLLABORATION, ASSESSMENT, RECOVERY and ENVIRONMENT (CARE), to provide a safe environment.
• Performs patient related housekeeping duties as needed, observing and reporting need for maintenance repairs to ensure a clean safe environment for patients.
• Documents in MIS including but not limited to progress notes, incident reports, restraint/seclusion forms, to provide communication regarding patient progress.
• Accompanies patients to appointments, programs and treatment areas, assists professional or medical staff in providing services to patients to insure health needs of the patient are being met.
• Provides leisure activities for patients during unstructured time to promote and enhance patient social skills.
• Instructs patients in fire safety and preservation skills to ensure their safety in an emergency situation.
• Attends meetings and trainings to improve knowledge and skills to be aware of and stay informed of hospital and departmental policies and procedures as well as HCFA and JCAHO regulations to provide a safe therapeutic environment.
• Actively involved in the Improved Operational Performance process at both unit and hospital wide level to promote improved patient care.
• May be required to provide “specialized” services to patients in the hospital or at other locations in order to provide support and ensure safety.
• Collaborates with other staff in the planning and the implementation of therapeutic and educational programs for the patients and their families to provide an opportunity for learning and meeting of individual patient needs.

Benefits

• When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.
• Explore our Employee Benefits and Rewards!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree