The Mental Health Associate provides direct patient care, facilitates therapeutic groups, and ensures patient safety within the unit. They also participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning and maintain accurate clinical documentation.
Requirements summary
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in a behavioral health field or a Bachelor's degree in another field with at least one year of relevant experience. Current CPR certification and the ability to obtain CPI certification within 90 days are required.
$24.86 - $37.29 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.
Position
Highlights:
Position:
Per
Diem,
Mental
Health
Associate
I
Location: Linden Oaks Hospital ;
Naperville,
IL
Full
Time/Part
Time:
Per
Diem
Hours:
Day
Shift (7:00-3:30pm)
Per
Diem
Commitment
Level:
Per
Diem
Level 1: 32-72 hrs.
A
Brief
Overview: The Mental Health Associate I provides direct patient care to patients with mental health disorders. The Mental Health Associate I performs treatment planning and implementation while facilitating groups within assigned treatment programs. The Mental Health Associate I ensures the safety and well-being of these patients by maintaining a safe environment and documents according to department/organization procedures.
What you will do: Facilitates didactic, educational and unit/program community groups within the assigned treatment programs. Encourages and facilitates patients’ participation in therapeutic activities. Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment. Ensures patient safety by providing one-to-one supervision. Unit rounds are conducted, and precautions records completed in real time. Precautions records are accurately labeled. Orients new patients to unit, program and milieu by establishing a rapport with patients and families and making necessary introductions. Provides appropriate hand off information when accepting or receiving borders from other units. Participates in treatment planning by working with interdisciplinary team to identify patients’ problems, needs and strengths, suggests modifications to treatment plan based on observation of patient behavior and provides input into discharge planning. Completes patient, program, and department documentation. Performs various clerical and administrative assignments to support department operations. Monitors and reports patients’ progress and communicates information to charge person on assigned shift and family members.
Benefits
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Medical insurance
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Holiday pay
Retirement options
Free parking
Company match
Pet insurance
Health savings account
Wellness program
Savings plan
What you will need:
Education and/or
Experience
Required: A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a Behavioral Health related field, no previous experience or A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a non-Behavioral Health related field, a minimum of one year of behavioral health experience Maintain information as highly confidential Ability to maintain professional boundaries and willingness to seek supervision
Education and/or
Experience
Preferred: Familiarity with medical and psychological terminology Skills in teaching or assisting with activities of daily living Prior experience with therapeutic limit-setting and milieu management
Licensure and/or
Certification
Required: A valid driver’s license is required if the incumbent is selected to perform related duties at an off-site location. If the incumbent uses their personal vehicle, the incumbent must maintain automobile liability coverage as required by law and evidence of such coverage may be requested. CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification within 90 days of hire Current CPR Certification issued by either American Heart Association or
Red
Cross
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