Mental Health Worker II PRN
Posted on: 14 Apr 2021
Lake Wales, FL
Job Description
Job Description
Description
Mental Health Worker II PRN Lake Wales Days
Location Address:
410 S 11th St, Lake Wales, FL 33853
Top Reasons to work at AdventHealth Lake Wales Behavior Geriatric Unit
* A historic community with a hometown family feel; voted friendliest small town in FL
* Surrounded by golf courses, beautiful lakes, and outdoor adventures
* The facility is just 20 minutes away from LEGOLAND Florida
* Faith-based work environment
* Great benefits
Work Hours/Shift:
(Variable Shift) Days Per Diem
You Will Be Responsible For:
* Monitor unit patients and complete rounds as assigned.
* Participate in treatment planning by helping to identify patients problems, needs and strengths. Report all areas of concern regarding patients mental or physical status to the Charge Nurse.
* Assist in the admission process, including obtaining vital signs, safety search of patients and personal belongings, obtaining urine specimens and orienting new patients to the unit and their program.
* Ensure precaution protocols are followed and encourage patients to actively participate in all program activities.
* Accompany patients as assigned by Charge Nurse.
* Plan and prepare adequately for supportive group activities.
* Maintain patient, program, and department related documentation ensuring that forms are properly and promptly completed and routed.
* Participate in hospital emergency codes necessary to the units and the hospitals safe operation.
* Provide general nursing assistance, appropriate to patient age and as assigned and supervised by Charge Nurse.
* Carry out clerical and administrative assignment to support patient care and department operations, including taking and routing of phone messages.
* Supports Behavioral Health Service internal and external customer service standards.
Qualifications
What You Will Need:
* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from American Heart Association
* High School Diploma or GED required
* CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) training is required within 30 days of employment
Preferred:
* Current FL C.N.A license
* 2+ years of psychiatric experience or 2+ years of C.N.A experience in a hospital
Job Summary:
To provide direct patient care to geriatric adults with psychiatric disorders to ensure the safety and well-being of patients
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.
AdventHealth
Altamonte Springs, FL
We are one of the largest faith-based health care providers in the United States. For 150 years, we have carried on a tradition of providing whole-person care that not only addresses patients' physical ailments, but also supports their emotional and spiritual well-being. We demonstrate the same level of compassion and care for our employees as well, doing all that we can to help them realize their full potential – both personally and professionally.
AdventHealth is comprised of more than 82,000 employees and physicians nationwide who share a common purpose, are united in mission and deliver whole person care – care that treats the body, mind and spirit. Our health care system finds its roots in the heritage and continuing ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which has a 150-year legacy of innovative health care services.
Throughout the United States, our system has more than 40 outstanding hospital-anchored markets in nine states, and our team delivers care to about 25,000 people a day.
Each of our employees is a valued member of our team. They play an important role in ensuring every person we serve is treated with uncommon compassion, feels connected throughout their experience, receives exceptional care, trusts us as reliable, and ultimately, feels whole because of their engagement with us. Everyone deserves this kind of experience and this is our promise – it’s how we live out our mission.
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