Mental Health Worker- Inpatient Psych

SUMMARY:

We are currently seeking a .9 (72 hours per 2 week pay period) Mental Health Worker to join our Inpatient Psych Unit. You will be required to work 8 hour shifts days, and every other weekend.

Purpose of this position: Under direct supervision of nursing staff, performs work of routine difficulty in assisting in the treatment of clients in an acute care inpatient setting

A $2,500 hiring incentive is available for eligible external candidates (current employees, contract/temporary workers, and former employees returning to HHS within one year are ineligible).

Current List of non-MN States where Hennepin Healthcare is an Eligible Employer: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides patient care to inpatients or patients in the psychiatric emergency department of HCMC under supervision of nursing staff; therapeutic 1:1, evaluates, intervenes, and reports to and works with nursing staff to follow individualized patient care plans

• Participates in planning and implementing treatment team recommendations concerning individual and group patient programming

• Follows the problem-oriented method for patient charting or reporting on behaviors observed

• Promotes and maintains a healthy and safe treatment setting

• Provides patient care with ADL's

• Maintains an organized and clean milieu

• Provides milieu support to patients and nursing staff. May provide patient care activities and clerical activities

• May perform various technical procedures after training, competency validation, and upon delegation from a Registered Nurse, such as phlebotomies

• Performs related work as required, but only after appropriate training

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications:

• One year experience providing direct patient care services in a psychiatric or mental health setting
• OR-
• Relevant college coursework in the social or behavioral sciences and/or approved demonstrated skills and ability to care for acutely mentally ill individuals
• OR-
• An approved equivalent combination of training, experience, and education that may include experience such as working as an HCA/NA; nursing student; or group home experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• One year of related experience in a similar healthcare environment (behavioral health, nursing)

• Actively enrolled in or a graduate of a two-year or four-year behavioral health or registered nursing program

• Training in (or willingness to learn) motivational interviewing techniques

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

• Ability to de-escalate sometimes stressful patient situations

• Knowledge of motivational interviewing skills and techniques

• Basic computer skills

• Ability to support and provide patient and family centered care in a team environment

• Ability to meet the diverse needs of the patient population(s) being served