Mental Health Associate- Community Behavioral Health West - PRN

Overview

Provides care to adults with behavioral, emotional, or mental health problems.

• Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or a related field.
• Certification & Licensure: Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification required within 3 months of hire.
• Fluent in English (reading, writing, speaking).
• Basic computer skills:
  Word, Excel, email, and web browser.
• Critical thinking and independent judgment in decision making.

• Assist the interdisciplinary treatment team in patient assessment and the development and implementation of individualized, goal‑directed treatment plans.
• Obtain pertinent information from referral sources and assist in facilitating admissions.
• Complete admission assessments (excluding nursing components).
• Ensure compliance with legal components of admissions (voluntary/involuntary admissions, patients’ rights, obtaining releases of information, 5‑day request for release).
• Maintain knowledge of advanced directives.
• Administer and score assessment scales per protocol.
• Participate in interdisciplinary clinical staffing and provide pertinent information to the team.
• Develop, review, and revise plans of care for assigned patients.
• Complete required documentation, including assessment scales.
• Address patients’ strengths, impairments, and interventions identified in the plan of care to achieve expected outcomes.

• Provide group and individual therapies as assigned to deliver comprehensive, quality treatment.
• Facilitate individual therapy sessions, structured therapy groups, and psycho educational groups in accordance with the patient’s plan of care.
• Utilize a variety of therapeutic models (primarily brief therapy/cognitive behavioral therapy focus).
• Ensure the milieu maintains a therapeutic environment.
• Incorporate recovery principles in all therapeutic interventions.
• Document interventions succinctly and goal‑directed using DAIR format.
• Recognize and report abuse/neglect situations as required by law.
• Support, set limits, and facilitate learning from situational 1:1 interventions.
• Adhere to group rules and schedule groups to start and end on time.
• Follow group content outlines and individualize groups to the needs of the current patient population.
• Engage patients to participate in community meetings as appropriate.
• Interact with parents/significant others to answer programming questions, patient progress, and more.

• Assist in the creation and maintenance of a therapeutic milieu that is safe, caring, nurturing, healing, and educational.
• Set behavioral limits on patients according to unit policies, individual plans of care, and behavior modification plans.
• De‑escalate patients using CPI techniques.
• Participate in the application of seclusion/restraints when appropriate; monitor, document, and complete restriction of rights forms.
• Provide supportive care to patients and families.
• Conduct safety rounds.
• Assist patients in conflict resolution.
• Model stress management.
• Ensure patient safety by following policies, procedures, and unit protocols and national patient safety goals.

• Assist in performance improvement activities on unit.
• Actively promote and achieve customer satisfaction for patients, families, departments, and physicians.
• Generate ideas to improve processes, treatment, and patient care.
• Participate in root‑cause analyses and assist in the development and implementation of action plans.
• Serve on unit‑based committees.
• Precept new employees.
• Follow through on assignments from the nurse manager or unit committees.
• Volunteer for assignments designed to affect needed changes.

The supportive and inclusive team where you can thrive. Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,600 team members across 8 hospitals, physician groups, and a variety of healthcare businesses. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life‑long careers.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E‑Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee’s Form I‑9 to confirm work authorization.

Compensation range: $21.25 per hour – $35.49 per hour. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.