• Mental Health Tech

    WMCHealth (Kingston, NY)


    Mental Health Tech

     

    Company: HealthAlliance Hospital

     

    City/State: Kingston, NY

     

    Category: Allied Health Prof/Technical

     

    Department: Mental Health

     

    Union: Yes

     

    Union Name: 1199

     

    Position: Part Time

     

    Hours: 7a-7:p

     

    Shift: Day - 12 hour Shift

     

    Req #: 42742

     

    Posted Date: Apr 02, 2025

     

    Hiring Range: $21.525/hr

     

    External Applicant link (https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/wmc1/#/preApply/29019) Internal Applicant link

    Job Details:

    Job Summary

    + To assist the nursing staff in providing for the safety and comfort of patients, through the performance of non-licensed requiring tasks.

    Responsibilities

    + Hygiene/Grooming: Provides or assists the patient with services that relate to patient cleanliness including: bath and oral care, shampoo, shave, grooming, peri-care and dressing, post mortem care, utilizing Standard Precautions.

    + Mobility: Provide or assist the patient with the services that relate to physical mobility i.e., ambulation, repositioning, and bed rest.

    + Nutrition: Provide or assist the patient with services that relate to food, beverage, and fluid intake, i.e., supervision of the dining room, setting up meal tray, feeding patients, NPO, and calorie count maintenance.

    + Communication: Demonstrates the ability to process and interface appropriate information between the health care team and the patient, family/significant other to ensure quality patient outcomes.

    + Vital Signs, Treatment/Procedures: Assesses and records the patient's vital signs, including temperature, pulse, blood pressure and respirations per unit specific policy. Performs all treatments and procedures in accordance with established Policies, Procedures, and Patient Care Standards.

    + Rounds/Safety Checks – Performs ongoing unit rounds and scheduled room searches to ensure patient?s comfort and safety needs are met. Performs close observation and one to one observation per unit policy.

    + Clean-up: Maintains patient and unit environment in a neat, clean, and orderly manner/ bedmaking.

    + Helps to ensure the good health of the milieu by way of constantly monitoring it and through the reporting of significant events and incidents to the RN and/or LPN staff.

    + Stock Supplies/Linen

    + Unit Specific Competencies – Preventing and Managing Crisis/Restraint Use and Application

    Qualifications/Requirements

    + EXPERIENCE

    + None specified.

    + EDUCATION

    + High School Diploma or equivalent education/experience. Experience in the Mental Health field preferred.

    + LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

    + CNA preferred.

    About Us:

    HealthAlliance Hospital

     

    External Applicant link (https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/wmc1/#/preApply/29019) Internal Applicant link

     

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