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Position Purpose:

Great opportunity for a Mental Health Worker MHW professional to work in an organization that focuses on treating the whole person physically emotionally and spiritually!

Position Summary:

Mental Health Worker MHW works in a collaborative environment to deliver excellent patient care under the direction of a RN Social Worker and Psychiatrist. A Mental Health Worker MHW is expected provide psychiatric nursing care at the para-professional level.

What Mental Health Worker MHW will do:

• Participate in group therapy sessions one-on-one interactions discharge planning and crisis intervention.

• Primarily responsible for directly monitoring the daily activities of patients observing the emotional condition of patients and determines the need for intervention.

• Participates in group treatment activities encourages individual participation and records observations of patient progress and behavior.

• Attends to the personal needs of patients including grooming hygiene comfort and are of personal belongings.

• Participates in discharge planning by providing information concerning the patient (physical and emotional) strength weaknesses and needs.

Employment Type: Part time

Shift: Rotating Shift

Minimum Qualifications:

• Level of knowledge equivalent to that ordinarily acquired through completion of high school with college level training in behavioral science.

• one to three months of experience in order to

• acquire a fundamental knowledge of psycho-social problems and appropriate response.

• acquire a thorough knowledge of pertinent department policies and procedures for psychiatric patient care learn assigned duties.

• acquire suitable interpersonal skills.

• Analytical ability necessary to assess (according to defined signs and symptoms) patients immediate psychological status and determine need to request professional assistance; ability to recommend alterations to treatments and the need for social services. Able to communicate effectively with individuals and groups representing divers perspectives.

• Interpersonal skill to almost constantly interact with disturbed patients and their families; ability to elicit information from these persons and encourage their participation in treatment activities and open communications.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.