Mental Health Worker- Inpatient Psych

2 weeks ago


Minneapolis, United States Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency Full time

*SUMMARY:*

We are currently seeking a .6 (48 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, overnights, and every other weekend.

A sign-on bonus is available for qualifying positions and eligible external candidates (current employees, rehires within a year and those hired into the nursing assistant program are ineligible).

*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

**Title:** *Mental Health Worker- Inpatient Psych*

**Location:** *MN-Minneapolis-Downtown Campus*

**Requisition ID:** *240797*



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