MENTAL HEALTH Worker​/C.n.a. Nights L1

Job Summary

While working on the Geriatric Unit, provides role as patient advocate through his/her own role modeling of standards of performance and by communicating and meeting the patient needs for service. Assists registered nurses in direct care of patients, specifically patients’ activities of daily living. Ensures a safe and therapeutic environment on the unit through observation monitoring, interacting and providing/assisting in groups.

While working on the Geriatric Unit, provides role as patient advocate through his/her own role modeling of standards of performance and by communicating and meeting the patient needs for service. Assists registered nurses in direct care of patients, specifically patients’ activities of daily living. Ensures a safe and therapeutic environment on the unit through observation monitoring, interacting and providing/assisting in groups.

• Demonstrates the ability to assist the registered nurse in the collection of patient data for nursing assessment, and the documentation of findings according to Butler Hospital Standards of Documentation.
• Geriatric:
  Gathering of data completed with family members includes:
  • Biophysical: (i.e. bowel and bladder habits, physical mobility, skin integrity, assistive devices)
  • Nutritional: (i.e. special diet, assist in feeding, food preparation)
  • Psychosocial: (i.e. mental status, advanced directives, losses)
  • Cognitive: (i.e. barriers to learning, family involvement needed 2° to mental status)
• Adult:
  Gathering of data includes:
  • Biophysical: (i.e. dentures, bowel and bladder, obesity)
  • Nutritional: (i.e. ability to prepare food, lifestyle issues)
  • Psychosocial: (i.e. vocational situation, substance use/abuse, developmental tasks achieved, work productivity, satisfactory relationships)
  • Cognitive: (i.e. mental status, barriers to learning)
• Adolescent:
  Gathering of fata completed with family/guardian, if needed, includes:
  • Biophysical: (i.e. menstrual period, birth control, hygiene issues)
  • Nutritional: (i.e. specific food choices, eating disorder issues)
  • Psychosocial: (i.e. sexual activity, substance use/abuse, peer groups)
  • Cognitive: (i.e. barriers to learning, developmental tasks achieved, self-confidence, ability to problem solve)
• Child:
  Completes gathering of data completed with family/guardian present includes:
  • Biophysical: (i.e. bathing routine, bowel and bladder, continence)
  • Nutritional: (i.e. food preferences, mealtime routine, snacks)
  • Psychosocial: (i.e. safety needs, developmental tasks, achieved productivity)
  • Cognitive: (i.e. barriers to learning, ability to think logically, concrete, complete tasks, pay attention)
• Demonstrates ability to observe and report patient data to treatment team and/or Charge Nurse to assist him/her in the evaluation of patient responses to treatment and determination of alternatives for care.
• Demonstrates ability to supervise patients’ basic hygiene, nutritional, and elimination needs in accordance with nursing procedures.
• Demonstrates ability to provide for recreational needs of patients and takes initiative to provide these needs.
• Always responds in a constructive and sensitive manner to patients, families, and visitors.
• Demonstrates ability to interact therapeutically and meet patient’s needs.
• Observes all relevant risk management and infection control policies and procedures and any applicable performance improvement activities.
• Demonstrates effective skills in de-escalation of patients in crisis situations.
• Consistently considers own safety, safety of other staff and patients on the unit in the execution of patient care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and compliance with Butler Hospital policies and procedures regarding restraint and seclusion.
• Demonstrates skill in organizing and/or participating…