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CentraHealth.com

Mental Health Associate Professional-FT 2nd shift/ Bridges

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What they do

A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.

$37,015 / year median in Virginia

+13% projected growth

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Job Description

Acts as preceptor to all student interns and staff on orientation status Assists in managing and monitoring aberrant behaviors Assists residents in meeting individual appointments for assessment and/or treatment Collects data on each resident and prepares information for staffing Ensures that therapeutic programming is implemented Chairs all team debriefings before, during and after shift Notifies the treatment team on any major incidents (e.g., elopement, therapeutic holds, injuries or seclusions) Acts as contact person for on duty RN regarding medical issues as well as consults and debriefs directly with RN regarding all precautions, elopements, utilization of time out and therapeutic holds, staff/patient injuries or any other major incidents Provides milieu documentation and monitors records with supervision Assists in assuring that correct staff/resident ratios are met and adjusted as needed according to acuity May perform other duties as assigned or requested and job specification can be modified or updated at any time.
Required Education:
Bachelors Degree in
Human Services:
Counseling, Education, Social Work, Psychology, or other related field
Preferred Education:
Masters Degree in
Human Services:
Counseling, Education, Social Work, Psychology, or other related field
Required Experience:
None - But must be able to verbalize knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of children and adolescents, ages six through seventeen (6-17) years old
Preferred Experience:
One (1) year of experience in residential treatment, day hospital, or acute psychiatric inpatient treatment with emotionally/behaviorally disturbed children and adolescents. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of children and adolescents, ages six through seventeen (6-17) years old
Required Certifications and Licensures:
Current CPI (Crisis Prevention Management) certification within thirty (30) days of being hired into this role salary range 20.47-29.69/hourly Participates in the development of the milieu Manages patients during therapeutic milieu activities Observes, reports and documents behaviors Provides opportunities to strengthen appropriate behavior and alter problematic behavior Manages maladaptive behavior Provides supervision and direct care to patients. Participates in the development of treatment goals or plans Implements psycho-education treatment or lesson plans Engages patients in therapeutic relationships Supports patients' goals within the program Enhances patient motivation for change Creates and maintains an environment that protects patients from harm Participates in service recovery and uses appropriate resources during complex situations. Handles conflict resolution in an appropriate, timely, and consistent manner Identifies personal contributions to unit-based cascading goals Uses resources (e.g., time, people, supplies, etc.) cost effectively Other duties as assigned