SINAI MENTAL HEALTH WORKER

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Mental Health Worker provides culturally competent biopsychosocial assessments, counseling, and case management services for clients who are in need of mental health services.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:

• Charts patient's progress in conjunction with the specific treatment plan.
• Competent group facilitation and 1:1 interactions.
• Treats and cares for patients demonstrating understanding of cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological status.
• Demonstrates technical competence necessary to provide care to unit patients; seeks out opportunities to increase competence.
• Anticipates and provides for discharge needs beginning with completion of admission belongings form and storage of patient's belongings.
• Demonstrates knowledge of verbal diffusing and safe restraint use.
• Participates actively and collaborates with multidisciplinary treatment team members in the treatment planning process to develop a common approach and obtain successful short and long term outcomes.
• Demonstrates accountability and responsibility for the therapeutic milieu.
• Performs unit orientations and supports patient's involvement in self-care and unit activities.
• Acts as an advocate for patient rights.
• Reports to appropriate others and takes initiative to correct actual or potential incidents of staff, program ethics, environment or equipment deficiencies. Takes appropriate action in anticipation of potential life-threatening or emergency situations.
• Demonstrates competence in the application of restraints and post-restraint debriefing.
• Assumes responsibility for own clinical competency and updating of clinical knowledge.

MINIMUM EDUCATION:

High school graduate.

MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE:

• At least two years experience in the mental health field is REQUIRED; experience in the substance abuse treatment field is a bonus.
• Successful completion of Hospital and Unit orientation programs.
• Must be culturally sensitive.

REQUIRED LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS:

• CPR certification required.
• Deescalation/ CPI Preferred.
• 2 years experience in Psychiatric setting preferred.