Mental Health Worker
As our Mental Health Worker, you will perform assigned patient care activities as a vital member of the multidisciplinary treatment team, providing essential support for the patient's therapeutic treatment plan.
Posted Sep 12
- Shift and hours
- 8-hour evenings8 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Psych Acute Adult · HospitalMinimum of one (1) year Mental Health Worker experience working with psychiatric patients
- License
- CNA license
- Term
- Per Diem
Do you qualify?
- Also asks
- ability to observe and document patient behavior, react in emergencies, and collaborate in a clinical team
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
Benefits
- Benefitsmedical, prescription drug, dental, vision plansMedical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans
- Benefitslife insuranceLife insurance
- Benefitspaid time offPaid time off
- Benefitstuition reimbursementTuition reimbursement
- Benefitsretirement plan benefits including 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offeringsRetirement plan benefits including 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings
- medical
More benefits (4)
- prescription drug
- dental
- vision plans
- retirement plan benefits
The role and schedule
- Not in this role
- Precepting and charge shifts
- Day to day
- communicate and report vitals, treatment results, patient condition changes, and observations to licensed nursing personnel
- Day to day
- answer patient requests promptly Promptly answers patients requests.
- Day to day
- follow up on assignments from previous shift and report incomplete assignments to team leader Follow-up on patient care responsibilities and assignments left from previous shift and reports to team leader any incomplete assignments to ensure continuity of care.
- Day to day
- perform direct patient care activities adapted to unique patient needs Performs direct patient care activities for specific patient population according to established policies and procedures; adapts techniques to unique needs of each patient.
- Day to day
- clean and organize patient room, clothing, and belongings Responsible for the cleaning and organizing patient room, clothing and belongings.
- Day to day
- maintain supplies safely and efficiently and report maintenance needs Maintains supplies in a safe and efficient manner and reports maintenance and repairs as needed.
- Hours stated
- Sat & Sun 3pm-11:30pm
- Weekends
- Weekends required
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Psychiatric Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Original listing
Posted on CommonSpirit Health’s careers page.
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As our Mental Health Worker, you will perform assigned patient care activities as a vital member of the multidisciplinary treatment team, providing essential support for the patient's therapeutic treatment plan. Every day you will observe and meticulously record patient information pertinent to the treatment plan, promptly reporting this information to the Staff Registered Nurse. You must also be capable of physically assisting patients and effectively dealing with patient emergencies.
To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate an exceptional ability to observe and accurately document patient behavior, react effectively in emergency situations, and collaborate seamlessly as a member of a clinical team. - Communicates, records, and reports promptly to the licensed nursing personnel vitals, treatment results, changes in patients condition, observations, patient complaints, and other pertinent information regarding the patient. - Promptly answers patients requests. - Follow-up on patient care responsibilities and assignments left from previous shift and reports to team leader any incomplete assignments to ensure continuity of care. - Performs direct patient care activities for specific patient population according to established policies and procedures; adapts techniques to unique needs of each patient. - Responsible for the cleaning and organizing patient room, clothing and belongings. - Maintains supplies in a safe and efficient manner and reports maintenance and repairs as needed.
What's around it?
SAN BERNARDINO, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 6% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,508/mo
- Household income
- $67,415/yr, all local households, not nurse pay