Mental Health Specialist FTE

Position: Mental Health Specialist - Full Time (.8 FTE) 7:00AM - 3:30PM

Location: Mason, OH

Job : 1681

# of Openings: 1

Mental Health Specialist - North

FTE: .8 (32 hours per week)

Shift: Days

Req: 1681

The Lindner Center of Hope is a nonprofit, comprehensive mental health center and global leader offering state-of-the-science diagnosis and treatment of the most pervasive mental illnesses of our time.

• One of the first centers designed as a fully integrated system of care to address deficiencies in mental health care as identified by the Institute of Medicine.
• Innovative residential assessment, inpatient and outpatient programs in partnership with UC Health serving more than 54,660 patients from around the world.
• A leader in research and collaborations that are advancing the field and positioning Cincinnati as a national leader in mental health care.

We embrace the many talents, skills, and experiences our employees bring to Lindner Center of Hope. Everyone is encouraged to use their unique gifts to express ideas, make meaningful contributions to our programs and genuine connections with patients and family, as well as strengthen donor, referrer and community relations.

At Lindner Center of Hope, you’ll have the opportunity for a consistently rewarding career, working for an organization that shares your desire and ability to make a demonstrable difference in the lives of people living with mental illness.

This position provides direct care to patients under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN). Delivers assigned, delegated, direct care consistent with the individualized treatment plan. Performs routine care consistent with established standards policies and procedures. Maintains a safe and therapeutic treatment environment.

• Collects & reports health data
• Gathers objective data & observations about the patient
• Differentiates between normal & abnormal observations
• Reports changes in patient status or abnormal findings to RN
• Implements established plan of care for each patient
• Understands the plan of care for each assigned patient
• Completes interventions identified on the plan of care
• Delivers delegated aspects of direct care
• Provides care based on the established treatment plan
• Involves patient & involved others in the care process
• Conducts designated groups within the program based on the curriculum
• Engages in individual & purposeful interactions with patients & involved others
• Assists patients with physical cares as needed
• Completes vital signs, weights, & EKG strips
• Transporting patients to appointments and other activities as needed
• Monitors patient & environmental safety continuously
• Rounds on patients at the designated times
• Maintains a calm, healing environment
• Checks belongings for restricted items; secure dangerous objects
• Documents in the electronic medical record (EMR)
• Completes nursing shift summary on assigned patients
• Reflects individual patient’s progress towards treatment goals
• Articulates interventions utilized and responses to the interventions
• Notes are factual and concise
• Obtains RN co-signature for EMR notes
• Demonstrates understanding of current therapeutic techniques
• Continuously participates in learning opportunities to expand inventory of intervention options
• Applies learning & experience to patient care
• Effectively responds to escalating behavior
• Observes patients for risk of aggressive behavior
• Demonstrates an ability to identify early changes in behavior that indicate escalation
• Engages with patients who are exhibiting early behavioral changes
• Applies alternatives to physical intervention
• When physical intervention becomes necessary, implements appropriately
• Provides information to patients & families
• Presents information to patients & involved others utilizing age specific principles
• Reviews comprehension of information
• Identifies issues of customer service
• Acts to resolve customer service issues within available options
• Refers complex & unresolved issues to the charge nurse or manager
• Initiates emergency action when indicated
• Identifies emergency situations occurring on the patient care unit
• Responds to the emergency situation with immediate attention in a…