BH TECHNICAL PARTNER- PART TIME - ADULT INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH"

About the role

Delivers direct and indirect patient care in accordance with hospital policies, procedures, protocols and standards of care. Performs and/or assists with patient care needs as directed. Assists patients with activities of daily living (bathing, shaving, feeding, ambulating, enemas, oral hygiene, and dressing). Collects, documents and reports ongoing patient care data as directed. Interacts with assigned patients, makes pertinent observations of patient's behaviors, reports and records same, including vital signs and meal consumption. Assists in developing an educational process for the provision and coordination of patient care activities that promote and maintain health, foster self-care and improve outcomes. Reports to the RN information regarding the patient's readiness to learn. Plans and initiates patient activities and encourages patient attendance. Facilitates and/or assists with groups as requested. Documents observations in group/activity sessions. Maintains a collaborative relationship with other health care providers to achieve desired outcomes and assure continuous flow of patient care. Communicates pertinent information of actual/potential problems to the professional nurse. Communicates pertinent information at shift reports and during internal and external transfers. Safely escorts patients to appropriate departments/activities.

Responsibilities

• Leadership by utilizing the behaviors inherent to the role of the mental health assistant.
• Solves problems utilizing critical thinking skills and seeks assistance from immediate supervisor when appropriate.
• Demonstrates knowledge of chain of command; refers patient questions/requests/information to appropriate RN/Supervisor.
• Assists in the department's compliance with State, JCAHO, OSHA and other regulatory agencies.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment for patients, visitors and staff.
• Supports limited use of restraints in accordance with established standards and documents according to policies.
• Performs patient observation per unit policy. Keeps current required logs and checklists.
• Performs unit safety checks per unit policy, checks patient and visitor belongings for contraband.
• Understands and utilizes principles of non-violent crisis intervention.
• Attends yearly crisis intervention class.
• Observes patients for increase in agitation and reports to RN for early intervention.
• Assists as needed in handling, restraining and secluding agitated patients using the least restrictive means.
• Assists in establishing control in crisis situations.
• Knows how to use the panic button and how to call security for assistance as needed.
• Demonstrates knowledge of MH/MR commitment process.
• Understands and can communicate the differences of a voluntary and involuntary commitment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or higher level of education.
• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.
• Behavioral management Group leader.

Skills

• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.
• Behavioral management Group leader.

Benefits

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program required or obtain within orientation period (five (5) days from hire).
• Act 33 with renewal.
• Act 34 with renewal.
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal.

Pay

• Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.). Travel may be expected locally between System locations.

Schedule

• Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.). Travel may be expected locally between System locations.