Under direction of the Registered Nurse the MHS provides direct patient care and participates in therapeutic milieu. Successful candidate will provide accurate and timely documentation of AFS progress notes and observation sheets. Establishes therapeutic relationships with patients maintaining professional boundaries. Identifies patient behaviors that contribute to the development of a crisis; utilizes nonverbal and verbal techniques to deescalate crisis situation. Participates in planning and implementation of patient groups. Active milieu assessment while assigned to checks particularly attuned to safety concerns. Assists patients in their activities of daily living Employment at McLean Hospital is contingent upon a successful CORI (Criminal Background Check) National Background Check and clearance from the Occupational Health Department.The salary range for this position is $12.50/hour $14.94/hour. Exact salaries are calculated when a job offer is to be made and are based on a candidates experience and qualifications. Employees in this position are eligible for shift differentials. As a leader in psychiatric care education and research McLean Hospital stands on a firm foundation of excellence built and maintained by its employees. With more than 1700 staff McLean has created a closeknit community in a caring work environment that promotes professionalism and pride. Within this supportive environment our employees have the opportunity to learn grow and contribute to McLeans 190year mission of providing a broad spectrum of the highest quality care fostering research on new prevention and treatment methods and training new generations of clinicians and investigators. Thanks to our employees McLean is consistently ranked the nations top psychiatric hospital by U.S. News & World Report. It is the policy of McLean Hospital to affirmatively provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants for employment and existing employees without regard to their race religion color national origin sex age ancestry protected veteran status disability sexual orientation gender orientation or any other basis that would be in violation of any applicable law or regulation.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST - 16 DE MSEMiddleboro
