Mental Health Worker I​/II

Mental Health Worker I/II

This position is assigned to a locked inpatient Psychiatric Health Facility, Sempervirens, a trauma-informed organization dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality psychiatric care to adults. The facility serves up to sixteen adult patients admitted on a voluntary or involuntary basis due to acute psychiatric symptoms involving danger to self, danger to others, or grave disability. Staff work as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team in a structured setting that prioritizes safety, dignity, and recovery.

• Assist licensed nurses with patient’s activities of daily living
• Participate in the management of assaultive behavior
• Maintain accurate and complete safety checks of all patients and the environment every 15 minutes, as assigned.

720 Wood Street, Eureka, CA.

12-hour shifts plus a 4-hour shift. Day shift , night shift .

• Assist patients with personal hygiene activities.
• Observe and chart vital signs, collect samples for routine lab tests, and ensure that treatment rooms are set up for examinations and treatment.
• Assist in managing assaultive behavior of patients and assist with placing difficult patients in seclusion and/or restraints, as required by treatment staff.
• Provide supportive services in a psychiatric health facility or a day treatment center including facilitating various groups and activities such as exercise and art; monitor patient adjustment and progress.
• Perform crisis intervention, in person and over the phone, to provide support and assistance in problem resolution and coordinate or arrange for the provision of needed services.
• Document behavior in patient charts.
• Confere with treatment staff regarding patient needs and ways of improving staff's ability to impact on patient.
• Perform driving, facility or house cleaning, cooking and other household living tasks for mental health patients.
• Coordinate food ordering and recordkeeping for patients.
• May serve as case coordinator for assigned patients or clients.

• Principles and techniques related to facilitating groups and activities and care of the mentally ill.
• Basic concepts of mental and emotional disturbances and mental deficiencies.
• Basic medical and nursing terminology and concepts related to basic mental health care.
• Community resources providing assistance to the mentally ill.
• Business arithmetic.
• Recordkeeping principles and practices.
• Household management and personal care activities.

• Providing support for the mentally disabled in out- or inpatient settings.
• Assisting in managing assaultive behavior, and responding promptly to patient emergency situations.
• Taking effective action to control potentially violent incidents, as directed by treatment staff.
• Observing and accurately describing patient behavior and activities.
• Maintaining accurate records and files.
• Preparing clear and concise reports, correspondence and other written materials under direction of treatment staff.
• Exercising sound judgment within established guidelines.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
• Leading and facilitating group and recreational activities.
• Performing light housekeeping, household management, and personal care.

Minimum Requirements

• Two years of patient care services or related experience in a health care or mental health setting. Some college level coursework in psychology or a related subject is desirable.
• Must possess a valid California driver's license. Some positions may require possession of a valid Class B California driver's license.

A complete, original application must be filed online through the County’s automated application system at  Applications must be submitted no later than the final filing date and time listed on the job flyer.

The county is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply.