Psych Unit Mental Health Worker BWH

About the role

The Mental Health worker is a member of the multidisciplinary team who, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, performs a variety of duties on the milieu that include direct patient care, patient monitoring, coordination of and execution of milieu groups, and monitoring the tone and activity of the unit to ensure a safe environment.

Responsibilities

• Follows unit maintenance and safety checks procedures at all times.
• Demonstrates accurate documentation of safety checks.
• Demonstrates proper management of “sharps” according to policy.
• Demonstrates understanding and management of patient privilege system.
• Able to recognize warning signs indicative of an increase in potential for violence against self or others.
• Prevents the use of restraint and seclusion by strategically intervening and effectively deescalating potentially violent situations.
• Understands the mission of restraint/seclusion reduction and maintains annual behavior management certification.
• Recognizes changes in patient behaviors and communicates them to the Clinical Leader/Charge Nurse.
• Demonstrates proper use of limit setting and behavioral intervention strategies.
• Anticipates and identifies safety risks and takes action by evaluating products, devices, and safety procedures.
• Trained to participate in the restraint/seclusion of patients when all other less restrictive measures have failed.
• Maintains and manages patients in restraints, seclusion and/or provides constant observation according to policy.
• Manages and negotiates safe entry to and exit of persons from the locked unit.
• Demonstrates appropriate hand hygiene and follows infection control procedures.
• Maintains CPR certification.
• Accurately takes and records patient vital signs (T,P,B/P,R O2 sat) and weights.
• Notifies RN of abnormal findings.
• Notifies RN of any deterioration of the patient’s physical status (per RRT and stroke criteria).
• Collaborates with other health care team members to provide interdisciplinary patient care by attending assigned team meetings.
• Shares observations of patient behavior information with interdisciplinary team members.
• Attends Teaching or Special Case conferences involving their patient(s).
• Acts as a patient advocate within the interdisciplinary team.
• Documents patient observation in the medical record. RN co-signs patient care notes.
• Documents group notes on group forms.
• Demonstrates competency in and utilizes Outlook email, PeopleSof t, Faulkner 411 or other databases as needed to procure information.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required and Bachelor's Degree Psychology preferred or Bachelor's Degree Mental Health preferred.
• Basic Life Support [BLS] - Generic - HR Only required.
• Experience 2+ years of inpatient psychiatric experience preferred.
• Previous group experience preferred.

Skills

• Two years inpatient MHW experience will be considered in lieu of bachelor's degree.
• Computer proficiency.

Benefits

At Mass General Brigham, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.

Pay

$18.99 - $28.21/Hourly

Schedule

Day (United States of America)