CNA/Mental Health Aide (Full Time or Part Time)

About the role

The CNA/Mental Health Aide performs personal care services by completing patient care assignments, providing an atmosphere conducive to treatment, and supporting patients with mental health and chemical dependency issues in an effort to meet the patients' needs. Multiple positions are available with the option of part-time or full-time employment.

Responsibilities

• Completes patient care assignments
• Supports patients with mental health and chemical dependency issues
• Works within established policies and procedures
• Communicates information clearly and concisely
• Assists in lifting and transferring of patients
• Verbalizes the needs of patients
• Provides personal care services to patients
• Observes, recognizes, reports, and records physical symptoms and significant behavioral characteristics of patients
• Carries out individual program plans for treatment of patients
• Works constructively with patients
• Detects significant or unusual patient behavior
• Relates to patients
• Lifts up to 75 pounds
• Works with patients displaying aggressive behavior

Requirements

• Mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, and chemical dependency
• Knowledge of patient safety procedures
• Knowledge of patient rights and confidentiality
• CPR and first aid
• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI) Techniques

Qualifications

• Ability to accurately observe, recognize, report, and record physical symptoms and significant behavioral characteristics of patients
• Ability to carry out individual program plans for treatment of patients
• Ability to relate to and work constructively with patients
• Ability to detect significant or unusual patient behavior
• Ability to verbalize the needs of patients
• Ability to provide personal care services to patients
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to follow established policies and procedures
• Ability to listen and be empathetic with patients
• Ability to assist in lifting and transferring of patients
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds
• Ability to work with patients displaying aggressive behavior
• Ability to communicate information clearly and concisely

Skills

• Mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, and chemical dependency
• Patient safety procedures
• Patient rights and confidentiality
• CPR and first aid
• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI) Techniques

Benefits

• $0 premium employee health insurance option
• Eleven paid holidays
• Generous vacation and sick leave accrual
• Dental, vision, and other insurance options
• Retirement benefits

Pay

• $18.46 hourly, depending on qualifications

Schedule

• Full-Time 40 Hours Weekly

Agency

Department of Social Services / Human Services Center

Location

Yankton, SD

Salary

$18.46 Hourly, depending on qualifications

Pay Grade

E

Closing Date

Open Until Filled