Corrections Mental Health Aide — Crisis Care & Groups

Physician Affiliate Group of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Union benefits

401(k) account

Healthcare FSAs

Pre-tax commuting expenses

Job summary

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (PAGNY) on Rikers Island in Astoria, NY is seeking a Supervising Treatment Aide for the Division of Correctional Health Services.

The role requires critical incident response, patient supervision, and collaboration with DOC staff within a secure correctional health environment. The position is a union 1199 role offering comprehensive benefits, with hourly pay of $30.20 and full-time expectations.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or higher in criminal justice, social services, or health-related field.
• High school diploma or GED with two years of related nursing/behavioral health experience.
• Any combination of the above qualifications may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Orients patients to unit policies, procedures, rules, regulations and routine schedule.
• Utilizes crisis and/or de-escalation techniques when necessary to support behavioral management.
• Identifies patient characteristics and environmental triggers and notifies the team.
• Performs patient checks/rounds as required.
• Communicates clinical matters to mental health/DOC staff and reports changes in condition.
• Performs 1:1 monitoring of patients for behavioral management purposes.
• Participates in departmental clinical training and may lead groups on anger management.

Skills

Written and oral instructions

Interpersonal skills

Education

Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice, Social Services or health related area

High School diploma or GED with two years of full-time experience in Nursing Behavioral Health or related field

Any combination of 1 and 2 above

Job description

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (PAGNY) on Rikers Island in Astoria, NY is seeking a Supervising Treatment Aide for the Division of Correctional Health Services.

The role requires critical incident response, patient supervision, and collaboration with DOC staff within a secure correctional health environment. The position is a union 1199 role offering comprehensive benefits, with hourly pay of $30.20 and full-time expectations.