Mental Health Worker-Inpatient Psych, Hiring Incentive, $2500

This position is eligible for a sign on bonus.

SUMMARY

Under direct supervision of nursing staff, performs work of routine difficulty in assisting in the treatment of clients in an acute care inpatient setting.

Hennepin Healthcare is hiring a part time .7 (56 hours per 2 week pay period), Mental Health Worker in our Inpatient Psychiatry Unit. This position is benefit earning, and will be required to work, days, overnights, and every other weekend. A sign-on bonus is available for qualifying positions and eligible external candidates (current employees, contract or temporary workers, rehires within a year and those hired into the nursing assistant program are ineligible).

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides patient care to inpatients or patients in the psychiatric emergency department of HCMC under supervision of nursing staff; therapeutic 1:1, evaluates, intervenes, and reports to and works with nursing staff to follow individualized patient care plans
• Participates in planning and implementing treatment team recommendations concerning individual and group patient programming
• Follows the problem-oriented method for patient charting or reporting on behaviors observed; Promotes and maintains a healthy and safe treatment setting
• Provides patient care with ADL’s
• Maintains an organized and clean milieu
• Provides milieu support to patients and nursing staff
• May provide patient care activities and clerical activities
• Performs related work as required, but only after appropriate training

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications:

• One year experience providing direct patient care services in a psychiatric or mental health setting

-OR-

• Relevant college coursework in the social or behavioral sciences and/or approved demonstrated skills and ability to care for acutely mentally ill individuals

-OR-

• An approved equivalent combination of training, experience and education that may include experience such as working as an HCA/ NA; nursing student; or group home experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• One year of related experience in a similar healthcare environment (behavioral health, nursing)
• Actively enrolled in or a graduate of a two-year or four-year behavioral health or registered nursing program
• Training in (or willingness to learn) motivational interviewing techniques

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

• Ability to de-escalate sometimes stressful patient situations
• Knowledge of motivational interviewing skills and techniques
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to support and provide patient and family centered care in a team environment
• Ability to meet the diverse needs of the patient population(s) being served

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Overnight shift
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Signing bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Minneapolis, MN 55415: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have an updated resume?

Experience:

• Mental Health Worker: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Overnight Shift (Required)
• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person