Mental Health Specialist I - Neurobehavior Unit- Nights

Hours: 3:00pm–11:30pm, 0.6 FTE (24 hours/week). Every other Saturday and Sunday required. Expected to float to other Behavioral Health nursing units as needed at the direction of leadership.

About the role

Performs basic supportive and trauma-informed care to specified patients and families under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse or clinical supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Participates with the interdisciplinary team in specialized patient care.
• Cares for patient assignment as delegated.
• Effectively establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and families on the unit, including communication and education.
• Provides trauma-informed care, utilizes positive reinforcement, and operates within a therapeutic relationship.
• Maintains staff and patient safety through de-escalation, limit setting, and physical interventions.
• Collaborates with other healthcare professionals to develop treatment plans.
• Acts as a resource to unit staff regarding diagnoses, behavior plans, relationship-based care, protective equipment, and crisis management.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Current enrollment in and completion of half a Psychology, Social Work, or related undergraduate program, or equivalent experience, required.
• One year of hospital experience in a mental health role within the past three years, or equivalent education, required.

Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association required prior to finishing unit-based orientation (due within 90 days of hire); must maintain certification.
• Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certification provided by the organization, required prior to finishing unit-based orientation (due within 90 days of hire); must maintain certification.
• First Aid certification by the organization, required prior to finishing unit-based orientation (due within 90 days of hire); must maintain certification.

Skills

• Effective written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

Physical Requirements

Occasionally: Biohazard waste, chemicals/medications, climb stairs/ladder, fumes/gases/vapors, lifting/carrying 0–60 lbs, patient equipment, pushing/pulling 0–100 lbs.

Frequently: Bend/twist, blood and/or bodily fluids, communicable diseases and/or pathogens, computer skills, flexing/extending of neck, loud noises, reaching above shoulder, squat/kneel.

Continuously: Audible speech, color vision, decision making, depth perception, hand use (grasping, gripping, turning), hearing acuity, interpreting data, peripheral vision, problem solving, repetitive hand/arm use, seeing (far/near), sitting, standing, walking.

Additional: Must be able to perform therapeutic crisis intervention moves (TCI), wear and function in helmets and other safety equipment, respond rapidly when needed, apply principles of body mechanics in lifting or moving patients and/or equipment, and move or reposition patients of any weight or size with assistance.

Pay

Starts at $20.16/hour with potential for higher pay based on relevant experience, plus $1.80 shift differential for nights and $1.80 for weekends.

Schedule

Part-time (24 hours/week), every other weekend required.