Mental Health Specialist (Per Diem)

Cape Cod Healthcare; Hyannis (MA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cape Cod Healthcare in Hyannis, MA is seeking a Patient Care Associate to provide 1:1 observation and assist the RN with patient care tasks, vital signs, room preparation, and daily living activities. You will support meal service, laundry, shower facilities, and safety monitoring while maintaining patient confidentiality and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team.

The role includes handling meals, responding to Codes, documenting observations, crisis management, and guiding

Responsibilities

• Provides 1:1 observation to patients as assigned per established guidelines.
• Assists RN with patient care tasks including vital signs, preparing patient rooms for admissions, handling patient belongings, answering the call bell system, visitor assist, assist in daily activities of living, ambulating, finger sticks utilizing the Cape Cod Hospital Glucometer.
• Assists patients with use of laundry room.
• Assists with the operating of showering facilities for patient use.
• Responsible for Dining cart, menu’s, distributing trays, food orders, and temperature logs.
• Assists nursing and unit staff with operations for all Codes and emergency calls.
• Participates in managing the safety of patients by observing patients for escalating behavior, patient interactions, or any behavior that may affect the safety of the milieu. Promptly reports changes, concerns, risks, or observations to the RN.
• Understands, assumes, and demonstrates accountability for observation checks on all patients and communicates findings to interdisciplinary team and others as appropriate.
• -Provides direct patient care under the direction of the RN, and manager, in accordance with CCH Behavioral Health Services policies and procedures.
• -Respects patient rights and keeps information confidential in accordance with CCH policies and procedures and State and Federal regulations.
• Assists with providing, structuring, and maintaining a therapeutic environment in collaboration with the patients, other mental health care providers and other related hospital departments..
• Performs accountability for observation checks, meal watches, and safety checks on all patients and communicates findings to interdisciplinary team and others as appropriate.
• Assists with crisis management procedures during clinical/medical emergencies.
• Facilitates in occupational, recreation and patient centered programs.
• Escorts patient to other units, program areas, other hospital departments or other locations

Job description

Purpose of Position:

Assists staff in the treatment and care of patients in accordance with established methods and hospital policies and procedures.

Description

• Provides 1:1 observation to patients as assigned per established guidelines.
• Assists RN with patient care tasks including vital signs, preparing patient rooms for admissions, handling patient belongings, answering the call bell system, visitor assist, assist in daily activities of living, ambulating, finger sticks utilizing the Cape Cod Hospital(“CCH”) Glucometer, etc).
• Assisting patients with use of laundry room.
• Assists with the operating of showering facilities for patient use.
• Responsible for Dining cart, menu’s, distributing trays, food orders, and temperature logs.
• Assists nursing and unit staff with operations for all Codes and emergency calls.
• Participates in managing the safety of patients by observing patients for escalating behavior, patient interactions, or any behavior that may affect the safety of the milieu. Promptly reports changes, concerns, risks, or observations to the RN.
• Understands, assumes, and demonstrates accountability for observation checks on all patients and communicates findings to interdisciplinary team and others as appropriate.
• -Provides direct patient care under the direction of the RN, and manager, in accordance with CCH Behavioral Health Services policies and procedures.
• -Respects patient rights and keeps information confidential in accordance with CCH policies and procedures and State and Federal regulations.
• Assists with providing, structuring, and maintaining a therapeutic environment in collaboration with the patients, other mental health care providers and other related hospital departments..
• Performs accountability for observation checks, meal watches, and safety checks on all patients and communicates findings to interdisciplinary team and others as appropriate.
• Assists with crisis management procedures during clinical/medical emergencies.
• Facilitates in occupational, recreation and patient centered programs.
• Escorts patient to other units, program areas, other hospital departments or other locations