Job Description
Job Summary
Performs selected patient care activities. The Mental Health Aide is a member of multidisciplinary treatment team and provides support for the patient’s therapeutic treatment plan.
Essential Functions
Assists assigned patient with activities of daily living.
Provides and documents 15 minutes checks as assigned.
Provides 1:1 observation in a safe an effective manner.
Accurately takes and records vital signs as well as weight and height when needed.
Observes patient progress and reports status to staff nurse.
Ensures that all assigned patients are wearing an identification band.
Helps maintain unit cleanliness and neatness for patient comfort.
Ensures facility is safe and reports deficiencies to the nurse.
Checks for and reports malfunctioning or damaged equipment, destruction of property or signs of contraband.
Demonstrates the ability to follow the infection control policies of the hospital.
Demonstrates an awareness of the treatment goals and objectives of assigned patients.
Able to provide support for the patient’s therapeutic treatment plan.
Seeks direction from the charge nurse as needed to provide optimum care for assigned patients.
Demonstrates therapeutic skills when communicating with patients and families.
Demonstrates ability to communicate with other team members in a way that promotes a positive and cooperative work environment.
Demonstrates knowledge of work practice and emergency procedures
Assumes responsibility for ongoing training and development by attending in-service programs, and staff meetings.
Demonstrates an ability to support patient education done by the professional staff
Demonstrates knowledge of the warning signs of aggressive behavior as outlined to secure training.
Demonstrates an ability to use skills taught in secure training.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice
Minimum Education/Certifications
High school diploma
Certifications required: BLS-CPR
EKG, Phlebotomy Certificate
Minimum Work Experience
1 year or more experience in Behavioral Health preferred.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Must be willing to work holidays, weekends and provide additional coverage as needed.
Physical Demands Analysis :
Mobility, Strength, Upper Extremity Postural Activity, Sensory/Perceptual, Work Environment, and Conditions of Work.
CareWell Health provides a salary/hourly rate range for all open positions to comply with New Jersey Law. The rates listed for each position is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity). The salary range does not include bonuses/incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation which can be discussed in detail with your talent acquisition specialist.
The salary/hourly rate range for this position is: $18.91/hr-$24/hr
Salary ranges shown on third-party job sites may not accurately reflect ranges provided by CareWell Health. Candidates should discuss salary/hourly compensation and details of our comprehensive benefits with our talent acquisition specialist if selected for an interview.
We offer an excellent benefit package including but not limited to the following benefit offerings:
Health, Dental and Vision InsuranceFlexible Spending Accounts
Employee Assistance Program
401(k)
Paid Holidays and a generous Paid Time Off Plan
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