Mental Health Associate I - Linden Oaks Hospital - Evening Shift

Endeavor Health; Naperville (IL); Sur place; USD 35 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Shift pay premium

Holiday pay

Annual increases based on performance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Résumé du poste

2300 Naperville Psychiatric Ventures D/B/A Linden Oaks Hospital aims to hire a Mental Health Associate I to provide direct patient care to individuals with mental health disorders. The role involves treatment planning, facilitating groups, and ensuring a safe environment with thorough documentation.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Health (or related field with BH experience) and CPR certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Health required or related field with 1 year behavioral health experience
• Maintain information as highly confidential and professional boundaries; willingness to seek supervision
• CPR certification (American Heart Association or Red Cross) required, CPI training within 90 days of hire

Responsabilités

• Facilitate didactic, educational and unit/program groups.
• Encourage and facilitate patient participation in therapeutic activities.
• Supervise patients to ensure safety and involvement in treatment.
• Provide one-to-one supervision to maintain patient safety.
• Conduct unit rounds and complete precautions records in real time.
• Accurately label precautions records.
• Orient new patients to unit and milieu and introduce caregivers.
• Hand off information when accepting borders from other units.
• Contribute to treatment planning with interdisciplinary team and discharge planning.
• Complete patient, program, and department documentation.
• Perform clerical and administrative tasks to support department operations.
• Monitor and report patient progress to shift charge and families.

Connaissances

Patient care

Group facilitation

Documentation

Treatment planning

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Health

Bachelor’s degree in non-behavioral field with BH experience

Description du poste

Hourly Pay Range: $25.36 - $38.04 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.

Position Highlights: Position: Mental Health Associate I Location: Linden Oaks Hospital; Naperville Full Time/Part Time: Full Time (40 hours) Hours: Evening Shift (3:00-11:30pm) Rotating Weekends/Holidays Required Required Travel: N/A

A Brief Overview: The Mental Health Associate I provides direct patient care to patients with mental health disorders. The Mental Health Associate I performs treatment planning and implementation while facilitating groups within assigned treatment programs. The Mental Health Associate I ensures the safety and well-being of these patients by maintaining a safe environment and documents according to department/organization procedures.

What you will do:

• Facilitates didactic, educational and unit/program community groups within the assigned treatment programs.
• Encourages and facilitates patients’ participation in therapeutic activities.
• Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment.
• Ensures patient safety by providing one-to-one supervision.
• Unit rounds are conducted, and precautions records completed in real time.
• Precautions records are accurately labeled.
• Orients new patients to unit, program and milieu by establishing a rapport with patients and families and making necessary introductions.
• Provides appropriate hand off information when accepting or receiving borders from other units.
• Participates in treatment planning by working with interdisciplinary team to identify patients’ problems, needs and strengths, suggests modifications to treatment plan based on observation of patient behavior and provides input into discharge planning.
• Completes patient, program, and department documentation.
• Performs various clerical and administrative assignments to support department operations.
• Monitors and reports patients’ progress and communicates information to charge person on assigned shift and family members.

What you will need:

Education and/or Experience Required: A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a Behavioral Health related field, no previous experience or A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a non-Behavioral Health related field, a minimum of one year of behavioral health experience Maintain information as highly confidential Ability to maintain professional boundaries and willingness to seek supervision

Education and/or Experience Preferred: Familiarity with medical and psychological terminology Skills in teaching or assisting with activities of daily living Prior experience with therapeutic limit-setting and milieu management

Licensure and/or Certification Required: A valid driver’s license is required if the incumbent is selected to perform related duties at an off-site location. If the incumbent uses their personal vehicle, the incumbent must maintain automobile liability coverage as required by law and evidence of such coverage may be requested. CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification within 90 days of hire Current CPR Certification issued by either American Heart Association or Red Cross

Benefits (For full time or part time positions):

Premium pay such as shift, on call, holiday and more based on an employee’s job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options Tuition Reimbursement Free Parking Wellness Program Savings Plan Health Savings Account Options Retirement Options with Company Match Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay Community Involvement Opportunities Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals – Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) – all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org. When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential. Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to “help everyone in our communities be their best”. Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information. At Endeavor Health, we are united by a shared commitment to working together to create a culture of connection and belonging—each of us bringing different skills and experiences as we deliver safe, seamless, and personal care. Every person, every time. We are committed to fostering an environment where all team members can be their best, learn, and pursue excellence together.

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