Full-time Mental Health Associate - Geriatric Care Unit

U K Healthcare Ltd; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastern State Hospital is recruiting for a full-time Nurse Assistant/Mental Health Associate for the Allen 2: 28-Bed Co-ed Geriatric Unit. The role supports a licensed provider in delivering patient care to adults with psychiatric needs and assists with vital signs, ADLs, and activity-based rehabilitation.

Responsibilities include escorting patients to activities, leading group sessions, documenting behavior, and upholding hospital policies to maintain a safe therapeutic environment.

Qualifications

• Assist with vital signs and activities of daily living.
• Provide direct patient care and psychiatric rehabilitation activities.
• Lead/group activities and document behavior.

Responsibilities

• Assist a licensed clinician in delivery of patient care.
• Escort patients to and from activities and supervise during treatment.
• Record patient behavior and progress in charts.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Documentation

Group activities

Job description

Eastern State Hospital is recruiting for a full-time Nurse Assistant/Mental Health Associate for the Allen 2: 28-Bed Co-ed Geriatric Unit. The role supports a licensed provider in delivering patient care to adults with psychiatric needs and assists with vital signs, ADLs, and activity-based rehabilitation.

Responsibilities include escorting patients to activities, leading group sessions, documenting behavior, and upholding hospital policies to maintain a safe therapeutic environment.