Mental Health Specialist II
2 days ago
At UofL Health, we are dedicated to providing exceptional care to our patients and their families. Our team of healthcare professionals is committed to delivering high-quality services that meet the unique needs of each individual.
Job SummaryWe are seeking a skilled Mental Health Tech II to join our team at Peace Hospital. As a Mental Health Tech II, you will play a vital role in providing care to adolescents with behavioral health and co-occurring disorders. Your primary responsibilities will include monitoring patient status, providing psycho-education, and assisting with activities of daily living.
Responsibilities- Assume personal responsibility for maintaining professional development and practice, any certification or credentialing, and education.
- Observe and monitor patient's status according to patient monitoring standards, policies and procedures. This includes completion of vital signs, weight log, intake and output, dietary intake, rounds sheets, behavioral rounds sheets), narrative logs and admission checklists or other progress or milieu notes. Reports patient complaints of pain or other concerns in a timely manner.
- Provides verbal and written input to nursing staff via ongoing reporting and end of shift report so patient's needs and care can be prioritized.
- Demonstrates proficiency and skill in providing care to patients; orienting to unit, transport; de-escalation; teaching of coping skills, conflict resolution, problem solving skills; specimen collection; assistance with activities of daily living; admission & discharge procedures, response to codes; use of SCM techniques.
- Demonstrates effective on-going observations and evaluation of patient/family response to the interventions; reports changes in condition to the nurse assigned.
- Demonstrates the ability to lead patient psycho-educational groups on the unit as well as provide care in a manner that is consistent with Personal Intervention Plans used on the specialty units.
- Other duties as assigned.
- High School or GED, 60 college credit hours in a social services field or Bachelor's degree in social services field.
- Healthcare Provider/Basic Life Support required.
- Able to complete Safe Crisis Management and perform Safe Crisis Management techniques required.
- 2 years of social services experience with 1 year in direct patient care experience required.
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