A health services organization is seeking a Mental Health Therapy Aide to join their growing Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Team.
About the Opportunity:
- Start: Date: ASAP
- Assignment Length: 13-week contract (possible extension)
- Shift: Night shift
- Schedule: Full time hours (rotating weekends & some holidays)
- Hours: 7pm-7:30am and 11pm-7:30am
- Setting: Acute Care
Responsibilities included but not limited to are:
- Able to perform majority of patient care functions needed in an acute care setting with minimal orientation and supervision.
- Will provide both direct and indirect patient care.
- Take and record vital signs
- Complete patient admission documentation
- Assist with appropriate physical examination of patients
- Collect specimens
- Monitor patient intake/output
- Transport patients
- Orient new patients to unit regulations and daily routine
- Assist patient in the completion of hygiene needs
- Advise nursing staff of patient data in a timely and accurate manner
- Develop therapeutic relationships under nursing supervision and interact therapeutically with patients during activities
- Intervene on behalf of the patient during crisis situations
- Maintain a safe environment for patients
- Attend to ADL's as needed
- Apply clinical and psychological interventions based on age appropriateness and developmental stage
- Perform safety checks on assigned shift.
- Observes and reports patient responses to treatments.
- Participates in activities related to nursing unit management.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- AHA BLS Certification
- High school diploma or GED is required
- 1 year of experience required in a psychiatric setting
- Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skill.
- Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication skills with patients, family members and other members of the health care team.
- Experience using Electronic Medical Records required.
