Mental Health Coordinator

Number of Job Openings Available:

1

Date Posted:

May 08, 2024

Department:

43004012 Inpatient Psych Services

Shift:

Day/Evening/Night (United States of America)

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

20

Union Contract:

Non-Union

Weekend Rotation:

Every Other

Job Summary:

Provide direct physical care, emotional support and educational resources to patients and families. Provides multidisciplinary care team approach in the delivery of mental health services.

Key Position Details:

• This job requires the applicant to work every other weekend and every other holiday.

• Schedule will include every other weekend rotation of over night shifts. Remaining scheduled shifts will be a combination of day, evening, or overnight.

Job Description:

Principle Responsibilities

• Safety activities:

• Initial and ongoing data collection and observation documentation.

• Responds and documents changes in patient's health status and communicates changes to the RN.

• Reports observations of patient's potential for violence towards self or others.

• Alert nurse to extra pyramidal side effect.

• Demonstrate ability to use the nurse call and door release systems.

• Demonstrates use of correct Code Green techniques to provide safe and therapeutic environment for patients and staff.

• Patient care activities:

• Monitors vital signs and reports observations.

• Assists with activities of daily living.

• Assists with admissions and discharges.

• performs collection of specimens from patients as delegated

• May perform blood glucose monitoring.

• Reports abnormal findings to RN.

• Provides comfort measures to the patients including physical needs as well as diversional needs.

• Utilizes available resources (brochures, books, videos.

• May facilitate/co-facilitate groups and/or activities as delegated.

• Verbalizes understanding of role for patients' with legal holds/commitments and issuing patient rights.

• Role model/Team work activities:

• Actively participates in staff meetings and task groups.

• Maintains professional appearance.

• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age with education and/or experience needed to meet required functional competencies as listed on the job description, and High school diploma or GED preferred

• Bachelor's degree in psychology or related field preferred

• 2 to 5 Years in mental health/substance abuse patient care preferred

• Certified Nursing Assistant

• MN Nursing Assistant Registry preferred

• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support

• Multisource required Certified by American Heart Association or Allina BLS by completion of orientation

Physical Demands

Medium Work*:

Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently