Inpatient Mental Health Worker & Patient Advocate

Butler; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

2% CNA pay differential

Job summary

Butler Hospital, part of Care New England Health System, is seeking a Mental Health Worker to support inpatient care on the Lippitt 2 unit. The role emphasizes patient advocacy, assistance with activities of daily living, and maintaining a safe, therapeutic environment. Schedule: 20/40 Part Time Nights – Every Other Weekend, 1:1 or designated acuity shifts.

CNA license is preferred (2% pay differential). Qualifications include a BA in social sciences and experience with mentally ill clients,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the social sciences preferred and/or comparable behavioral health experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Experience in working with mentally ill and/or developmentally delayed clients.
• Candidate must have excellent written skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• CNA license preferred: 2% pay differential.

Responsibilities

• Consistently adheres to Butler Hospital service standards.
• Provides role as patient advocate through his/ /her own role modeling of standards of performance and by communicating and meeting patients' needs for service.
• Assists registered nurses in direct care of patients, specifically patients’ activities of daily living.
• Insures a safe and therapeutic environment on the unit through observation monitoring, interacting and providing/assisting in groups.
• Commits to self-development as it pertains to the role of mental health worker.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent written skills

CNA license

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social sciences

Job description

Butler Hospital, part of Care New England Health System, is seeking a Mental Health Worker to support inpatient care on the Lippitt 2 unit. The role emphasizes patient advocacy, assistance with activities of daily living, and maintaining a safe, therapeutic environment. Schedule: 20/40 Part Time Nights – Every Other Weekend, 1:1 or designated acuity shifts.

CNA license is preferred (2% pay differential). Qualifications include a BA in social sciences and experience with mentally ill clients,