Job Description
Healthcare Staffing Professionals, Inc. is looking for qualified Mental Health Workers for this position working in a psychiatric hospital located in
Concord, NH. Candidates will assist patients with daily activities, assist nurses with simple clerical and nursing-related tasks, perform paraprofessional nursing support duties in the care and treatment of patients, and perform other related work.
Pay Rate: $25/hr
3p-11p and 11p-7a working 40hrs per week
Job Duties: - candidates will work under the supervision of RNs or LVNs to assist with patient care including bathing and feeding, maintaining supplies in a clean and orderly manner
- guiding patients through daily routines
- preparing, compiling and maintaining medical and electronic medical records for the nursing and medical staff members
- assists and lifts patients into and out of beds, into wheelchairs, and onto and off the toilet
- maintains cleanliness of patient-care areas
- provides escort for patients going to court, clinics, and therapy sessions
- assists professional staff with patient examinations, special procedures, and therapy
- assists with handling confused, agitated, disturbed and combative patients
- observes patient behavior and reports same to professional staff
- records observations and document s the patient's condition and progress in the patient's medical record which may include plotting data on graphs and charts such as temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate
- records date
- assists other staff in setting up and directing recreational activities for patients
- attend team meetings with professional nursing staff and provide input
- may assist clinical staff with clinical activities
Knowledge of: - basic patient care
- health care institutional routine
- Medical terms and procedures
- computer software programs used to perform functions such as word processing, spreadsheets, electronic mail and the scanning, imaging and processing of medical records
- methods and techniques used to preserve, secure, and maintain the confidentiality of medical records or personal or sensitive information of patients and clients
- Basic terms, concepts, and principles of medical privacy and confidentiality
- Proper and safe lifting techniques
Skills and Abilities to: - Follow written and oral instructions in a medical setting
- Perform manual labor, which requires constant lifting, pushing, stooping and bending in the performance of patient care
- Prepare written records and complete logs
- Record observation on patients and document patients condition and progress in medical records
- Maintain the confidentiality and integrity of medical records
- Utilize automated and manual record keeping systems
- Prepare and proofread routine reports, records, and correspondence
Qualification: - Valid drivers license
- Current healthcare provider CPR card required
- one year experience in mental health, paraprofessional, or care takers working with mental/chronic illness.
Job Tags
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