Mental Health Aide

About the role

Job Summary: Mental Health Aide must provide professional medical services and quality care to our Veteran population. Located at the VA North Texas Healthcare System (VANTHCS) in Bonham, Texas. Contractors are required to deliver high-quality, compassionate, and consistent care to individuals living with a variety of mental health conditions. Loyal Source provides healthcare and technology solutions designed to improve outcomes and support mission-critical operations. Guided by innovation and purpose, we help organizations achieve success across complex challenges worldwide. Loyal Source is a military friendly employer and proud partner of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership program.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect patient care.
• Perform a variety of therapeutic and supportive Health Aid tasks in assisting physicians and other professional personnel in a rehabilitation treatment program for alcohol and/or drug-dependent patients.
• Orienting patients to the treatment program.
• Observing patients for symptoms, behavior, actions, reactions, indications, and contraindications to treatment.
• Assisting in individual or group therapy sessions or in behavior therapy sessions.
• Providing supportive assistance to patients placed on maintenance therapy.
• Perform rounding of patients every two hours.
• Assisting with patient intake and discharge processes.
• Closely monitoring patients’ behavior and whereabouts to maintain a safe environment.
• Escort patients throughout the facility and ensuring structure, supervision, and therapeutic engagement throughout the recovery process.
• Promote a harmonious and cooperative working environment in their interaction with co-workers and supervisors.
• Follow all North Texas Health Care System guidelines and VA policies.
• Contact Medical Staff in handling patients in cases of fainting, convulsions, and illness.
• Follow universal precautions, infections prevention and control guidelines in the performance of all procedures, wears tasks appropriate PPE, disposes of contaminated waste, and patient isolation requirement in the performance of all procedures.
• Accessions orders by use of computer system.
• Capable of reading Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and adhering them to the current Rehabilitation Treatment Program.
• Clearly communicate the daily status and problems about the laboratory output to team members and senior management of the service.

Qualifications

• Must have an active BLS/ACLS/AHA certification.
• Required to have a High School Diploma.
• Must have two years of study from an accredited college or university, junior college, or similar institution and have completed at least 12 semesters in such courses as health sciences, nursing, behavioral science, social science, guidance, counseling, teaching, biological sciences or related fields.
• Must have a minimum of one-year experience in direct patient care performing therapeutic and supportive tasks in assisting Physicians and other personnel in a rehabilitation treatment program setting.
• Must include three (3) references (name, address, capacity, telephone) including the current or last supervisor.

Skills

• Must have the knowledge and ability to use computers and technology efficiently.
• Capable of reading Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and adhering them to the current Rehabilitation Treatment Program.
• Ability to access orders by use of computer system.

Benefits

W2 pay package with paid leave, holidays and eligibility for health insurance options.

Pay

$20.90/hr