Mental Health Aide: Crisis Care & Patient Support

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital is seeking a Psych Aide to provide direct contact with assigned patients, monitoring responses to services and identifying problem areas. Reports to Nurse Manager/Charge Nurse and collaborates with multiple departments to ensure patient safety and quality care.

Responsibilities include providing physical, emotional, and cognitive care, utilizing crisis intervention techniques, and communicating vital data to staff.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED preferred.
• Experience in working with mentally ill persons, addicted persons or in providing personal care services.
• Crisis Response Training, CPR.
• Ability to communicate with patient, family, peers and medical personnel.
• Requires emotional stability and resilience.
• Must be adaptable to change, be decisive, and demonstrate foresight.
• Exhibits organizational and leadership ability.
• Shows ability to gain & maintain support and respect of co-workers.

Responsibilities

• Provides physical, emotional &/or cognitive patient care in an appropriate, safe manner.
• Liaison with various departments of LCMH to patient safety and quality care based on patient needs.
• Utilizes effective crisis intervention techniques.
• Demonstrates ability to conduct environment and patient safety duties (i.e.- room inspections, patient search, belonging searches, monitor visitors for contraband).
• Communicates abnormal variances of physical data (vital signs, pain, etc.) to appropriate staff.
• Emotional &/or cognitive data (tearful, hallucinating, etc.) to appropriate staff.

Job description

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital is seeking a Psych Aide to provide direct contact with assigned patients, monitoring responses to services and identifying problem areas. Reports to Nurse Manager/Charge Nurse and collaborates with multiple departments to ensure patient safety and quality care.

Responsibilities include providing physical, emotional, and cognitive care, utilizing crisis intervention techniques, and communicating vital data to staff.