Mental Health Associate I - Day/Evening Shifts - Linden Oaks Hospital

Position Highlights

Position: Mental Health Associate I
Location: Linden Oaks Hospital ; Naperville
Part Time Hours: Day and Evening Hours (7:00-3:30/3:00-11:30)
Rotating Holidays/Weekends

What You Will Do

• Facilitates didactic, educational and unit/program community groups within the assigned treatment programs.
• Encourages and facilitates patients’ participation in therapeutic activities.
• Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment.
• Ensures patient safety by providing one-to-one supervision.
• Unit rounds are conducted, and precautions records completed in real time.
• Precautions records are accurately labeled.
• Orients new patients to unit, program and milieu by establishing a rapport with patients and families and making necessary introductions.
• Provides appropriate hand off information when accepting or receiving borders from other units.
• Participates in treatment planning by working with interdisciplinary team to identify patients’ problems, needs and strengths, suggests modifications to treatment plan based on observation of patient behavior and provides input into discharge planning.
• Completes patient, program, and department documentation.
• Performs various clerical and administrative assignments to support department operations.
• Marks monitors and reports patients’ progress and communicates information to charge person on assigned shift and family members.

What You Will Need

• Education and/or Experience Required:
• A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a Behavioral Health related field, no previous experience
• A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a non-Behavioral Health related field, a minimum of one year of behavioral health experience
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries and willingness to seek supervision

• Education And/or Experience Preferred:
• Familiarity with medical and psychological terminology
• Skills in teaching or assisting with activities of daily living
• Prior experience with therapeutic limit-setting and milieu management

Qualifications

• Licensure And/or Certification Required:
• A valid driver’s license is required if the incumbent is selected to perform related duties at an off-site location.
• If the incumbent uses their personal vehicle, the incumbent must maintain automobile liability coverage as required by law and evidence of such coverage may be requested.
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification within 90 days of hire
• Current CPR Certification issued by either American Heart Association or Red Cross

Benefits

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, holiday and more based on an employee’s job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
• Variety of Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free Parking
• Wellness Program Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account Options
• Retail Options with Company Match
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Community Involvement Opportunities

Pay

The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.

Schedule

Position Hours: Day and Evening Hours (7:00-3:30/3:00-11:30)

Benefits (For Full Time Or Part Time Positions)

• Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties.
• Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals – Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) – all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence.
• For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org.

EEO Information

EEO: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.