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Sign-On Bonus Available Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials Minimum Offer $ 16.22/hr. Maximum Offer $ 22.95/hr. Compensation Disclaimer Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations. Department: Behavioral Svcs at MATS Center FTE: 0.90 Full Time Shift: Days Position Summary: Provide child, adolescent, or adult patient care in a treatment or educational milieu; assist in the maintenance of a safe, secure environment that enhances treatment and/or educational effectiveness. May operate in an in-patient/residential environment, or in outreach environment, such as in homes, schools, and/or community agencies. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups. Detailed responsibilities: * PATIENT CARE - Provide care to patient in a manner that considers and promotes safety, comfort, and the therapeutic environment * EDUCATION - Provide education and training specific to individual patient needs, abilities, learning preferences and readiness; provide educational resources to patients and/or family members in coordination with treatment team * CHARTING - Chart observations and other required documentation on assigned patients, behaviors, following prescribed procedures and standards; chart according to treatment plan; use electronic medical record when required * PHYSICAL NEEDS - Assist with the physical needs of patients; may include taking manual vital signs, weights, and urine, stool, and sputum specimens as designated * PATIENT CARE - Assist patients with activities of daily living; attend to patient behavioral problems and provide assistance and coordination in crisis intervention as needed * PATIENT TREATMENT - Participate in the development, coordination and implementation of patient treatment programs * CONFIDENTIALITY - Maintain confidentiality of patient records, adhering to HIPAA guidelines * LIAISON - In collaboration with treatment team, may act as liaison with other departments, staff and patients * TRANSPORT - Transport patients to and from appointments, clinics, laboratories, and/or treatments * ACTIVITIES - Work with other multi-disciplinary team members to lead milieu activities such as activities of daily living, current events, goals and fitness groups; community meetings, school and/or recreational activities as appropriate * MEETINGS - Attend and participate in group sessions, in-service education, and staff meetings * REGISTRATION - Process patient admission and registration as appropriate * COMPUTER - Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing and accessing appropriate computer and information system * CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM - Ensure and monitor that the Crisis Response Team is adequately staffed per shift as appropriate and assigned * CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM - Participate as a member of the Crisis Response Team responding to calls related to psychiatric services or assessed as a psychiatric crisis; assist staff with patients in crisis; assist with transports of psychiatric patients * PHLEBOTOMY - May perform phlebotomy duties as assigned * LIAISON - In collaboration with treatment team, may act as liaison with other hospitals, law enforcement agencies and families of patients * TRAINING - Provides staff training in coordination with Behavioral Health Education as directed by management; may include BLS, CPI and/or First Aid instruction * PATIENT ASSISTANCE - Coordinate, lead, and/or train mental health and/or other patient care staff, as assigned and appropriate, in the performance of day-to-day patient assistance duties * DIRECTION - Provide direction and coordination to staff as assigned and appropriate * LIAISON - Act as communication liaison to supervisor/charge nurse to report unit issues and provide end-of-shift report * ORDER ENTRY - Complete order entry of lab work, x-rays and/or other patient procedures as designated * OVERSEE - Oversees the logistics and functioning of assigned units to assure a therapeutic milieu * PRECEPT - Act as preceptor for staff as assigned and designated by management * TRAINING - In collaboration with Behavioral Health Education or designated staff, may develop a staff or patient training/education course or group, or teach an existing/ongoing course or group as directed * UNIT DUTIES - Monitor completion and accuracy of charting, cleaning and other unit duties as designated * SAFETY - Assist patients to regain behavior control; escort patients to safe area using least restrictive means possible; apply restraints as needed; assist with administration of emergency medications and daily living activities * OTHER DUTIES - Perform other duties as assigned or requested * POLICIES - Follow and maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards * DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops * PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols * PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes * PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk * PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner * PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right" Qualifications Education: Essential: * High School or GED Equivalent * Training Education specialization: Essential: * UNMH Mental Health Tech Training Experience: Essential: 1 year directly related experience Nonessential: No preferred experience Credentials: Essential: * CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days Physical Conditions: Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work. Working conditions: Essential: * Sig Haz: Physical risk/injuries due to combative patients * Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE * Limited access to med room. Med Admin Policy, Att A Department: Behavioral and Mental Health
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Location:
Albuquerque, NM, United States
Job Type:
FullTime

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