Mental Health Worker

Dignity Health; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Hospital of San Bernardino, part of Dignity Health, is seeking a Mental Health Worker to support the treatment team and patient care plans. You will observe, document patient information, and report to licensed nursing personnel while assisting with emergencies and daily care tasks.

The role emphasizes accurate observation, timely communication, and collaboration within a clinical team to ensure continuity of care and patient safety in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one (1) year Mental Health Worker experience working with psychiatric patients in inpatient/outpatient settings.
• Certified Nursing Assistant: CA or Emergency Medical Technician: CA
• Basic Life Support - CPR

Responsibilities

• Communicates, records, and reports promptly to licensed nursing personnel vitals, treatment results, changes in patients condition, observations, patient complaints, and other pertinent information.
• Promptly answers patients requests.
• Follow-up on patient care responsibilities and assignments left from previous shift and reports to team leader any incomplete assignments to ensure continuity of care.
• Performs direct patient care activities for specific patient population according to established policies and procedures; adapts techniques to unique needs of each patient.
• Responsible for the cleaning and organizing patient room, clothing and belongings.
• Maintains supplies in a safe and efficient manner and reports maintenance and repairs as needed.

Skills

Patient care

Documentation

Emergency response

Education

Associate Of Arts or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Mental Health Worker, you will perform assigned patient care activities as a vital member of the multidisciplinary treatment team, providing essential support for the patient's therapeutic treatment plan.

Every day you will observe and meticulously record patient information pertinent to the treatment plan, promptly reporting this information to the Staff Registered Nurse. You must also be capable of physically assisting patients and effectively dealing with patient emergencies.

To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate an exceptional ability to observe and accurately document patient behavior, react effectively in emergency situations, and collaborate seamlessly as a member of a clinical team.

• Communicates, records, and reports promptly to the licensed nursing personnel vitals, treatment results, changes in patients condition, observations, patient complaints, and other pertinent information regarding the patient.

• Promptly answers patients requests.

• Follow-up on patient care responsibilities and assignments left from previous shift and reports to team leader any incomplete assignments to ensure continuity of care.

• Performs direct patient care activities for specific patient population according to established policies and procedures; adapts techniques to unique needs of each patient.

• Responsible for the cleaning and organizing patient room, clothing and belongings.

• Maintains supplies in a safe and efficient manner and reports maintenance and repairs as needed.

Job Requirements

Required

• Minimum of one (1) year Mental Health Worker experience working with psychiatric patients either in an inpatient, residential, outpatient setting or comparable equivalent

• Certified Nursing Assistant: CA or

• Emergency Medical Technician: CA

• Basic Life Support - CPR

Preferred

• Associate Of Arts or equivalent education

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Community Hospital of San Bernardino is a 343-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 75,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, maternity care and pediatrics, and behavioral health and long-term subacute care for adults and children.

Additionally, Community Hospital of San Bernardino has been recognized with the gold seal of approval by the Joint Commission, as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and rated five stars for Children’s Subacute Center by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In 2025, we were voted Best Hospital by Inland Empire Magazine.

Community Hospital of San Bernardino shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care.

One Community. One Mission. One California (https://youtu.be/RrPuiSnALJY?si=pvQgPZ6ZWZM60TPV)

Pay Range

$25.00 - $28.02 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.