Mental Health Worker MHW
Mental Health Worker MHW
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Job Description
The MHW assists the licensed nurses in providing patient care in the mental healthcare setting. He/she communicates with the Administrator Manager Charge RN and coworkers as appropriate about changes in patients clinical condition including vital signs behavioral and physical symptomatology. The BHU MHW is able to respond quickly to changes in patients status. He/She is able to perform basic nursing functions under direction of Charge nurse. DAY SHIFT
Benefits
- Flexible Scheduling
- Opportunities for Career Growth
- Competitive Pay
Responsibilities
Insures that all Patient Rights are followed and adhered to.
Participates in providing costeffective quality efficient patient care under the direction of licensed nursing personnel in a timely manner.
Demonstrates leadership skills in deescalation seclusion or restraint episodes following all hospital policies and procedures.
Obtains and documents vital signs height weight intake and output accurately and reports all findings to nursing personnel. Consistently alerts RN to changes in vital signs inadequate intake or changes in the patients condition.
Completes admission tasks as required by unit including cataloging of patients belongings and assisting RN in providing new patient orientation to unit/schedule. Labels patients belongings that are stored and follows hospital policy for safeguarding valuables.
Recognizes and assists patients with ADL needs including bathing ambulation grooming and monitoring dietary intake taking into account the patients age and physical condition.
Assists the RN in identifying patients at risk for falls and follows fall precaution policies.
Provides care under the direction of a Registered Nurse to patients including actions that meet their psychosocial age specific and physical needs.
Demonstrates basic knowledge of mental health disorders.
Qualifications
Required
Able to perform routine patientcare activities; physical strengths to assist patients in ambulating turning in bed and transferring in and out of bed or wheelchair.
Good communication skills. Must be able to read write speak and understand English
Able to perform simple arithmetic calculations.
Ability to understand and use medical terminology.
Current BLS/CPR
FIRE Card obtained within 60 days of employment
Initial MABPRO MAB or current MABPRO certification by completion of unit orientation
Advanced MABPRO certification by completion of unit orientation
Preferred
Six months as a Mental Health Worker Certified Nursing Assistant Patient Care Technician Medical Assistant Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic preferred.
Minimum of six months adult Behavioral Health preferred Acute Care Long Term or sub acute direct patient care experience within the last two years preferred; or a minimum of six months experience providing direct care monitoring and/or evaluation of individuals diagnosed with mental illness/disability or a medical condition
We are anequalopportunityemployer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
Employment Type
Full-Time
