Mental Health Support Aide — Crisis Care & Safety

Lake Charles Memorial Health System; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Charles Memorial Health System is seeking a Psych Aide to provide direct contact with each assigned patient to monitor responses to services and identify problem areas.

The role reports to Nurse Manager/Charge Nurse and collaborates with multiple departments to ensure patient safety and high-quality care. Candidate should have a High School Diploma or GED and experience with mentally ill or addicted persons, plus CPR and crisis response training.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Sufficient 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.
• Adaptable to change, 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, belongings searches, monitor visitors for contraband).
• Communicates abnormal variances of physical data to appropriate staff.
• Emotional &/or cognitive data to appropriate staff.

Skills

Crisis Intervention

CPR

Communication

Patient Care

Emotional Stability

Adaptability

Teamwork

Leadership

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Crisis Response Training

Experience with mentally ill or addicted persons

CPR certification

Job description

Lake Charles Memorial Health System is seeking a Psych Aide to provide direct contact with each assigned patient to monitor responses to services and identify problem areas.

The role reports to Nurse Manager/Charge Nurse and collaborates with multiple departments to ensure patient safety and high-quality care. Candidate should have a High School Diploma or GED and experience with mentally ill or addicted persons, plus CPR and crisis response training.