Mental Health Tech
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Mental Health Therapy Aide- $51 Local Looking for Mental Health Therapy Aides for our Bio Behavioral Health Unit. Peds experience and psych experience is required. Will be required to work every other weekend and some holidays. Qualifications: Current Certification in CPR required. Minimum of 2 year of experience preferred 1 year required. Prior experience in an inpatient setting preferred. Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skill. Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication skills with patients family members and other members of the health care team. Able to perform majority of patient care functions needed in an acute care setting with minimal orientation and supervision. Will provide both direct and indirect patient care. Duties include: take and record vital signs complete patient admission documentation assist with appropriate physical examination of patients collect specimens monitor patient intake/output transport patients orient new patients to unit regulations and daily routine assist patient in the completion of hygiene needs advise nursing staff of patient data in a timely and accurate manner develop therapeutic relationships under nursing supervision and interact therapeutically with patients during activities intervene on behalf of the patient during crisis situations maintain a safe environment for patients attend to ADLs as needed apply clinical and psychological interventions based on age appropriateness and developmental stage perform safety checks on assigned shift. Experience using Electronic Medical required. Observes and reports patient responses to treatments. Participates in activities related to nursing unit management.
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Full-time
