Seasonal Mental Health Worker - All Shifts - Corrigan Mental Health Center

Position: Seasonal Mental Health Worker I - All Shifts - Corrigan Mental Health Center

This is a seasonal position for an anticipated duration of 90 days.

The Dr. John

C. Corrigan Mental Health Center is seeking dedicated and compassionate individuals for the position of Mental Health Worker I who desire a rewarding career making a difference in the lives of individuals. Our ideal candidate for this position will assist professional staff in providing day-to-day direct care to individuals on a 16-bed secured inpatient unit with serious and persistent mental illness.

The MHW, supervised by the RN and LPN, assists professional staff in providing direct care treatment for mentally ill clients in an acute care setting by providing programmatic direct care services daily while instructing and assisting clients in learning skills of daily living to promote independence. The selected candidate will possess strong therapeutic interpersonal skills to encourage and motivate individuals in their recovery to work towards treatment goals.

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This is a seasonal position for an anticipated duration of 90 days. This position is full-time, 40 hours per week. The work schedule will vary. Day, Evening, and Night shifts available with rotating weekends. Seasonal positions do not offer employee benefits with the exception of sick time accruals.

Day Shift: 6:45AM - 3:15PM

Evening Shift: 2:45PM - 11:15PM

Night Shift: 11:00PM - 7:00AM

Employees in this position will be required to perform mandatory overtime.

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties and responsibilities are not all inclusive)

• Provides programmatic direct care services, instructing and assisting patients/clients in learning the skills of daily living and foster independence in feeding, bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming and self-preservation.
• Assists professional staff in the implementation of habilitative/rehabilitative behavioral and recreational programs by reporting observations about patient/client behavior, needs, desires and problems, providing information and making recommendations concerning the patient/client and their treatment plan.
• Organizes, provides, and encourages patients/clients to participate in active treatment/leisure activities, including working on goals identified on their treatment plan.
• Completes regular observational safety checks, environmental risk assessments and 1:1 observation duty, reporting changes in patient status to charge nurse.
• Responds to behavioral and medical emergencies utilizing principles of restraint reduction, de-escalation, debriefing as well as basic first aid and CPR.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual (Portuguese, Spanish, Khmer) or multilingual.
• Experience working with individuals with serious mental illness, behavioral or mood disturbances in an inpatient setting.
• Trained in de-escalation and nonviolent crisis intervention procedures.
• Experience working in facilities that are accredited and inspected by The Joint Commission, Department of Public Health, Board of Health, Department of Mental Health, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
• Certified Nursing Assistant training or experience in providing direct care and assistance with activities of daily living.

DMH Vision and Mission

The Department of Mental Health, as the State Mental Health Authority, assures and provides access to services and supports to meet the mental health needs of individuals of all ages, enabling them to live, work and participate in their communities. The Department establishes standards to ensure effective and culturally competent care to promote recovery. The Department sets policy, promotes self-determination, protects human rights, and supports mental health training and research.

This critical mission is accomplished by working in partnership with other state agencies, individuals, families, providers, and communities.

About the Dr. John

C. Corrigan Community Mental Health Center

The Dr. John

C. Corrigan Mental Health Center/Fall River Site provides comprehensive services to adults and children.
Programs include a 16-bed acute in-patient unit, Case Management, Day Treatment Program and Adult Community
Clinical Services. Our mission is to provide person centered care to individuals of diverse backgrounds. We always aspire
to create an environment which promotes recovery, resiliency, growth and independence for those we serve and their
families as well as to create an environment where employees can learn and grow.

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Pre-Hire Process

A criminal background check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services prior to the candidate being hired. For more information, please visit http:// and click on "Information for Job Applicants."

Education, licensure and certifications will be verified in accordance with the Human Resources Division’s Hiring Guidelines.

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