Mental Health Assistant Behavioral Health Services Unit C-G Night

Overview

Join Our Team at New Bridge Medical Center!

We are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to our diverse community. As a leading healthcare provider, we offer a supportive and inclusive work environment. If you are passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, New Bridge Medical Center is looking for a Mental Health Assistant.

• Patient care responsibilities are delivered with a knowledge of patient growth and development and are appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• Takes and records TPR and reports deviations from normal to Primary or Charge Nurse.
• Obtains specimens as assigned (for example urine, stool, sputum).
• Weighs patient and records weight.
• Assists patient with activities of daily living including skin care such as bathing, dressing, ambulating and assisting with meals.
• Records oral intake and urinary output.
• Performs assigned treatments such as changes simple dressings.
• Communicates effectively with Charge Nurse or Primary Nurse regarding patients needs and requests.
• Orients patient to environment and develops rapport with patients, family and significant others.
• Assists in patient management including de-escalation, offering alternative activities to prevent restraint and seclusion and physically assists in patient containment, restraint or seclusion under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
• Performs admission and unit searches as assigned by the Registered Nurse to include search of patient belongings and visual searches of same gender patients on admission.
• Keeps patient unit and non-patient unit clean and organized.
• Prepares bedside unit for new admissions with necessary supplies.
• Applies principles of infection control and safety in the work environment.
• Reports significant unit problems to the charge nurse.
• Ensures that contraband is not introduced into the unit environment by property search, unit rounds and visitor monitoring.
• Monitors visiting sessions as assigned by the Charge Nurse.
• Assists in transporting patients to and from designated areas as assigned (for example recreation activities, testing, court).
• Assists with unit therapeutic activities as directed by the Registered Nurse.
• Ensures a safe unit environment through rounding, patient observation, and reporting environmental issues or patient problems to the Registered Nurse.
• Familiar with the Medical Center’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements and adheres to the Code of Conduct.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards; assesses gaps and helps create necessary policies and procedures to fulfill these gaps.
• Customer Service: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, pleasant attitude, patience and helpfulness. All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with Customer Service Performance expectations.

• Effectively utilizes the hospital computer system as it pertains to job responsibilities and in accordance with hospital policy.
• Participates in orientation of nursing assistants.
• Participates in unit committees and in CQI activities as assigned.
• Assists other personnel as necessary.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Education

Successful completion of an approved Nurse’s Aide training course preferred.

Experience

1 year of experience as a Nurse s Aide preferred.

Skills

American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR/AED certification required. Technical skills required for patient care. Strong understanding of regulatory requirements. Good organizational skills. Good oral and written communication skills. Good interpersonal skills. Must be computer literate. Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.

All patient care areas; contact with patients, visitors, staff.

Frequent prolonged standing and walking.

Lifts, positions, pushes, and/or transfers patients.

Protective clothing worn: face shield, gloves, impermeable gown, particulate respirator.

Salary commensurate with experience within posted range.

$19.10 DIFFERENTIALS $1.00 EVE NIGHT & WEEKEND

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans. We prioritize work-life balance with a generous time off policy that includes ample vacation days, personal time, sick leave and nine paid holidays. We are committed to the personal and professional growth of our employees, offering tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs to support ongoing development.

Education

Required:

High School

Licenses & Certifications

Required:

BLS

Equal Opportunity Employer

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