Mental Health Associate, Psych, Per Diem

ummh; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 2,178,000 - 3,919,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health seeks a Mental Health Team member to provide direct patient care on inpatient and/or outpatient units, participate in treatment planning, and maintain safety and documentation per policy.

Responsibilities include communicating with nurses and physicians, performing safety checks, and supporting a calm, therapeutic environment while adhering to standards and schedules.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• CPR certification for health care providers required on hire or during orientation.
• Avade 2 restraint training completed within 30 days of hire.
• Preferred: Associate's degree; medical terminology and computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Be a member of the Mental Health Team delivering direct patient care.
• Perform treatment planning, implement plans and milieu safety assessments.
• Maintain patient safety and timely documentation in EMR.
• Contribute to a safe, therapeutic environment and teamwork.

Skills

English communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Reading/writing English

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree preferred

Job description

Exemption Status:
Non-Exempt

Hiring Range:
$15.81 - $28.45 (based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:
Holidays - One Major Summer Holiday, Holidays - One Major Winter Holiday, Sunday through Saturday

Scheduled Hours:
0645-1515, 1445-2315,2245-0715

Shift:
4 - Mixed Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:
0

Cost Center:
10021 - 0634 Psych Inpatient

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Participates as a member of the mental health team on an inpatient and/or outpatient mental health unit. Provides direct patient care including treatment planning, implementing plans, documentation, and milieu safety assessments and activities such as group activities.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1. Serves as a member of the Mental Health Team and serves both internal and external customers including patients, families, nurses, physicians and other colleagues who support the delivery of care and services.
2. Provides clear, timely communication to the units licensed nurses regarding observations and changes seen in the patient. Records behavioral data on appropriate data sheets and the electronic medical record.
3. Maintains patient safety by performing patient safety checks, environmental safety rounds, utilizing fall prevention alternative devices/strategies as directed.
4. Effectively utilizes de-escalation and calming tools and strategies and follows the Restraint Policy standards when caring for a restrained patient.
5. Participates and shares responsibility for the development and maintenance of a safe and therapeutic environment.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:

1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

• 1. High school graduate or equivalent.
• 2. American Heart Association certification for health care provider CPR required upon hire or during orientation and every two years thereafter.
• 3. Avade 2 (restraint) training completion required within 30 days of hire.

Preferred:

• 1. Associate's degree preferred
• 2. Medical terminology and computer skills preferred

Experience/Skills:

Required:

• 1. Ability to read, write and communicate in English in a clear and concise manner.
• 2. Must have effective interpersonal skills to provide respectful, culturally and age-appropriate communication with patients, staff, visitors and others.
• 3. Must demonstrate effective problem-solving abilities for routine situations.
• 4. Must have ability to read, write and communicate in English in a clear and concise manner.

Preferred:

• 1. Two year's experience in a health-related field preferred.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a normal patient care envi