Mental Health Associate - Days

Summit BHC; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Willow Creek Behavioral Health in Green Bay, Wisconsin seeks a Mental Health Associate for day shifts. On-site position with a structured, supportive environment. Starting pay is $17/hour with progression based on experience and education.

Responsibilities include direct patient care, daily living assistance, safety supervision, vital signs, charting, and participation in educational groups. Certification requirements apply upon hire.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Six months or more experience working with the population served preferred.
• Knowledge of psychiatric disorders and treatment modalities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, structured environment under supervision.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living.
• Conduct safety checks and supervise patients.
• Record vital signs and communicate changes to the clinical team.
• Assist with admission/discharge processes and charting.
• Provide patient transportation or coordinate with staff as needed.
• Participate in patient education and rehabilitative groups.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CPR certification

De-escalation certification

Restraint certification

First aid certification

Job description

Mental Health Associate - Days | Willow Creek Behavioral Health | Green Bay, Wisconsin

About the Job:

Starting at $17/hr and up based on experience and education
Hours: 6:00am-6:30pm
Includes every other weekend and holiday rotation

Roles and Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ensures the wellbeing of patients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment, under direction of charge nurse or supervisor. Maintains a constant awareness and supervision of patients.
• Assists clients with activities of daily living, such as toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration and changing bed linens.
• Conducts safety checks, ensuring that supervision is conducted at intervals in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines.
• Checks patients for contraband and manages the patient’s valuables and belongings.
• Interacts routinely with patients, observes behaviors and communicates significant observations to supervisor.
• Engages with patient in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
• Facilitates patient educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills and independent living skills.
• Takes and records vital signs properly and communicates significant changes in patient’s condition to the clinical team.
• Charts in patient records timely, accurately, and appropriately.
• Applies de-escalation techniques to help manage patient’s emotions, behavior and participation in treatment and assists with seclusion and restraints when necessary.
• Assists with unit cleaning, organization of new admits charts, discharge process, filing, etc. Initiates patient/employee incident reports.
• Provides transfer or transportation for patients or coordinates transportation with appropriate staff members as required.
• Receives report from previous shift to utilize information in planning shifts; give accurate and thorough report to oncoming shift.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements:

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.
• Knowledge of common psychiatric disorders and/or dual diagnosis and various treatment modalities of the population served preferred.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications:

• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Work Location:

This position is onsite and is not a remote position.

Supervisory Requirements:

This position is an Individual Contributor.

Why Willow Creek Behavioral Health?Willow Creek Behavioral Health offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Willow Creek Behavioral Health is an EOE.

Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.