Mental Health Treatment Aide, Correctional Health Services, Part-time, OTxHU-Bellevue

Mental Health Treatment Aide, Correctional Health Services, Part-time, OTxHU-Bellevue

NYC Health + Hospitals is seeking a Mental Health Treatment Aide for our Outposted Therapeutic Housing Units (OTxHU) in Bellevue, Manhattan. The program remains part of the NYC Health + Hospitals system and provides clinical care to incarcerated individuals with complicated health conditions. Staff will assist in bridging the gap between jail outpatient care and inpatient hospitalization, acting as the primary health care provider on these units with oversight from the NYC Department of Correction.

Since 2016, Correctional Health Services (CHS) has been the direct provider of health care in the New York City jails. Deeply committed to human dignity and patient rights, CHS is part of the NYC Health + Hospitals system and is a key partner in the City’s efforts to reform the criminal‑legal system. Our in‑jail clinical services include medical, nursing, and mental health care;

pharmacy services; substance‑use treatment; social work; dental and vision care; discharge planning; and reentry support. The OTxHU is a pioneering approach to safely increasing access to high‑quality clinical care for patients in custody who have complicated health conditions. It will bridge the gap in the continuum between care provided in the jails and inpatient hospitalization. The OTxHU at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue in Manhattan will be the first of this unique, groundbreaking project to open with a planned completion date as early as the end of 2024.

• Under the direction of a Senior/Clinical Supervisor, and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, performs crisis and/or de‑escalation interventions, therapeutic observations, individual and group engagements, client supervision and other behavioral health related duties for individuals incarcerated in the New York City jail system in their assigned area of care. Acts in compliance with corporate, hospital and all relevant regulatory policies.
• Utilize crisis and/or de‑escalation intervention practices, when necessary and appropriate, with clients whose behavior cannot be otherwise supported without such interventions.
• Identify client characteristics and environmental variables that may trigger agitated behavior(s) and communicate such information to the treatment team.
• Perform client checks/rounds and video surveillance, completes MH Rounds forms as required, and reports observations, interactions and client activity to the interdisciplinary team.
• Communicates pertinent clinical matters in real‑time to assigned supervisor or other professional staff as required.
• Supports medication administration.
• Provides additional support to patients while being escorted.
• Participates in staff, departmental and team/committee meetings.
• Participates in departmental quality assurance/performance improvement (QA/PI) activities.
• Participates in departmental and/or facility‑wide training as required.
• Lead or co‑lead discussion/treatment groups; appropriately documents group activity.
• Performs related work.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Senior/Clinical Supervisor.

• An Associate’s degree in criminal justice, social services or a health‑related area; or
• A High School diploma or a G.E.D. and one (1) year of full‑time experience in law enforcement, nursing or psychiatric/behavioral health in a high volume, intensive care environment.
• * Successful completion of an appropriate training program in the application and use of restraints and seclusion must be completed prior to an individual performing such work.
• Successful completion of an appropriate training in the performance of vital signs and grooming within ninety (90) calendar days of appointment to the title.
• Special
  
  Note:

As required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Hospital Conditions of Participation – Patients’ Rights (42 CFR Part 482), before applying restraints, implementing seclusion, performing associated monitoring of the restrained or secluded individual, or providing care for such individual, staff must be trained and able to demonstrate competency in the performance of these actions.

• Familiarity with mental health diagnoses and symptoms related to mental illness.
• Interest in working with patients who have been diagnosed with severe mental illness.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, as well as with NYC DOC staff.
• Flexible disposition.

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$22,903.00/yr – $22,903.00/yr

• Entry level

• Part‑time

• Health Care Provider

• Hospitals and Health Care