Mental Health Worker

Position Type: PART Time Nights- 7pm-7am- 2- 12 hour shifts per week with rotating weekends and holidays

• 401(k) with matching
• Educational Assistance
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

The Mental Health Worker I functions as a member of the interdisciplinary team to assess the functional abilities, impairments, and needs of each patient and address these individually. Provides support to the nursing staff and patient care through the direction and guidance of licensed staff and leaders.

• Ensures supplies and equipment for patient care are readily available and organized in an efficient manner.
• Correctly identifies and uses appropriately personal protective equipment.
• Responds to patient and family requests promptly.
• Accurately monitors and records patient information, test results and stats.
• Provides care to assigned patients including the activities of daily living, non-medication pain management and other interventions.
• Accurately follows patient care policies, practices and protocols i.e. sterile technique and skin care protocol.
• Assists with personal hygiene and elimination needs.
• Provides patient with clean linen and towels at the beginning of shift and changes both as needed.
• Answers call system promptly and intervenes appropriately.
• Ensures continuity of professional care and participates in program development and process improvement.
• Follow proper procedures during verbal and physical de-escalation of patients. Able to individually individually perform crisis intervention and restrain violent patients. Responds to all Code White alerts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

• 0-2 years of experience as a patient care assistant in a mental health hospital setting required

• BCLS - Basic Life Support required
• De-escalation Training Certification required

• Job Identification 127889
• Job Category Allied Health
• Posting Date 11/10/2025, 07:50 PM
• Degree Level High School Graduate
• Job Schedule Part time
• Job Shift Night
• Locations 3098 OAK GROVE ROAD, POPLAR BLUFF, MO, 63901, US