Mental Health Assistant, full-time I/P Psych
Primary location: Morristown,NJ
Schedule: Full-time
Type: Behavioral Health/Social Work
Shift: varies
Job ID: 7960
Responsible for performing basic, routine duties related directly/indirectly to nursing care of patients.
Principal Accountabilities:
1. Takes and records TPR and reports deviations from normal to primary or Charge Nurse.
2. Obtains specimens as assigned (e.g., urine, stool, sputum).
3. Weighs patient and records weight.
4. Assists patient with activities of daily living including skin care (e.g., bathes, dress, ambulate and assists with meals).
5. Records oral intake and urinary output.
6. Performs assigned treatments (e.g., changes simple dressings).
7. Communicates effectively with Charge Nurse/primary nurse regarding patients needs and requests.
8. Orients patient to environment and develops rapport with patients, family and significant others.
9. Assists in patient management including de-escalation, alternative activities to prevent restraint and seclusion and physically assists in patient containment, restraint or seclusion under the direction of the Registered Nurse
10. Performs admission and unit searches as assigned by the Registered Nurse to include shake, pat and observation of patient belongings as well as visual searches of same gender patients on admission.
11. Keeps patient unit and non-patient unit clean (e.g., wipes tables, neatens storage rooms, pantries and other areas).
12. Prepares bedside unit for new admissions (e.g., stocks with bedpan, tissues, water, cups).
13. Applies principles of infection control and safety in the work environment.
14. Reports significant unit problems to charge nurse.
15. Ensures that contraband is not introduced into the unit environment by property search, unit rounds and visitor monitoring.
16. Monitors visiting sessions as assigned by the Charge Nurse.
17. Assists in transporting patients to/from designated areas as assigned (e.g. recreation activities, testing, court).
18. Assists with unit therapeutic activities as directed by the Registered Nurse.
19. Ensures a safe unit environment through rounding, patient observation, reporting environmental issues or patient problems to the Registered Nurse.
20. Effectively utilizes the hospital computer system as it pertains to job responsibilities and in accordance with hospital policy. 2
1. Participates in orientation of mental health assistants. 2
2. Participates in unit committees 2
3. Assists other personnel as necessary.
Required:
1. High School diploma/GED
2. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Excel.
Preferred:
1. Bachelor’s degree preferred
2. Previous experience in a behavioral health setting preferred
3. Previous direct patient care experience preferred.
4. BLS
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ABOUT US
At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:
- Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
- Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
- Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
- Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
- Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
- Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Morristown, NJ
- CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
- Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
- Atlantic Mobile Health
- Atlantic Rehabilitation
We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.
We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:
- 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years
- Best Places to Work in Healthcare – Modern Healthcare
- 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare – Becker’s Healthcare
- 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know – Becker’s Hospital Review
- Best Employers for Workers over 50 – AARP
- Gold-Level “Well Workplace”: Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
- One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
- One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
- Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
- NJ Sustainable Business
Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.
We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America’s ’50 Best Hospitals’ for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World’s Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker’s Healthcare 2020 list of “100 Great Hospitals in America”. In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an “A” hospital safety grade – its highest – twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.
Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.
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