Mental Health Associate

Job Description - Mental Health Associate Full Time Afternoon

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is DMC’s largest hospital, offering a comprehensive heart center, cancer care, gerontology, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology and cosmetic services. Sinai-Grace’s joint replacement program features a revolutionary minimally invasive knee and hip replacement surgery that attracts patients from all over the country.

Summary Description

Under the supervision of a registered nurse and in collaboration with other members of a multidisciplinary team, develops and provides treatment and care to mental health patients.

• Provides one to one interaction with patients requiring intense care.
• Facilitates group teaching and task oriented sessions, observes patients relative to suicidal or homicidal intent and for effects of medication, assists professional staff with restraint and seclusion treatment procedures and with physical exams, obtains vital signs, performs specimen collection and dressing changes.
• Monitors and documents, according to prescribed standards, patient observations which may include mental status, response to treatment interventions and intensity of services provided.
• Completes court petitions, accompanies patients to court and testifies to substantiate the need for court ordered treatment.
• Communicates status of court activity to professional staff.
• Utilizes knowledge of Michigan Mental Health Code to educate patients and their families about rights guaranteed by the code.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Two years of college study in behavioral health or the equivalent combination of education and experience in a mental health setting, and six months of related clinical experience working with mentally ill patients; OR Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral health discipline.

Skills Required

• Analytical ability to assess current status of acutely ill patients and safety/security of milieu. Ability to anticipate and evaluate consequences, respond quickly and plan intervention for volatile situations.
• High level of interpersonal and clinical skills necessary to facilitate didactic group sessions and to develop and maintain therapeutic relationships/skills with mentally ill patients, families and patient care providers.
• Ability to read, understand and apply written description/documentation of behavioral observations and group processes.
• Ability to perform routine clerical functions such as answering phones, and basic computer input and retrieval of information.
• Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and deal with stress associated with a mental health environment.

Employment Practices

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Upon receipt of a conditional offer of employment, applicant will be required to undergo a criminal background check.

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