Department

Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals

Division

Healthcare Health & Allied Professionals

Salary

$54,686.00 - $61,176.00

Job Profile

JC-02156200-6 - Mental Health Worker (C94 L1350 BHDDH Hospital and Rehab)

Scheduled Work Days & Work Hours

3:00pm-11:30pm; Every other weekend and days off as assigned. This is a float position

Standard 40.0

Job Requisition Number

JR103588 MENTAL HEALTH WORKER (Open)

Pay Grade

C00320 A

Classification

Mental Health Worker

Class Definition

GENERAL DEFINITION OF CLASS: Within a state hospital or inpatient medical facility, to provide direct care and treatment to severely and chronically mentally disabled patients in a secure forensic treatment setting within Rhode Island State Psychiatric Hospital (RISPH). It involves promoting the therapeutic milieu while exercising custody and supervision of forensic patients consistent with nursing care and treatment plans; performs related work in a forensic setting as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the supervision of a registered nurse whom assignments are received in outline form; specific instructions are given with each new or unusual assignment; work is subject to review and inspection in process and upon completion for effectiveness and conformance with standards of care within the RIPSH, specifically at the forensic setting, including hospital policies, procedures and instructions.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:  None

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:

Within a state hospital or inpatient medical facility, to provide direct care and treatment to severely and chronically mentally disabled patients in a secure forensic treatment setting within Rhode Island State Psychiatric Hospital (RISPH). It involves promoting the therapeutic milieu while exercising custody and supervision of forensic patients consistent with nursing care and treatment plans performs related work in a forensic setting as required.

To perform a variety of duties involved in providing direct care and treatment to severely and chronically mentally disabled patients within the RISPH.

To perform duties related to therapeutic evaluation.

To interact with patients; listen, encourage, support and provide appropriate feedback.

To assist professional staff in formulating and implementing treatment plans and serve as a member of the treatment team.

To wake, bathe, dress, feed and groom patients as necessary and prepare them for visitors, grounds privileges, off-site appointments and bed.

To observe policies and procedures pertaining to the security of the building which includes but not limited to conduct rounds; take patient count and conduct safety checks; file ward status reports; observe unusual behavior and report unusual incidents to a superior.

To escort doctors and visitors on wards as required.

To ensure that patients quarters are in sanitary, safe and orderly condition and free of dangerous or unapproved items constituting sharps, contraband or flammables as per RISPH policy.

To organize, plan, direct, implement, and participate in unit-based therapeutic patient activities and off-unit activity programs.

To physically restrain patients when necessary commensurate with hospital policy and behavioral emergency response training. Restraints are applied under supervision as directed and as per RISPH restraint policy.

To observe and report on the physical health of patients; bring signs and symptoms of physical illness to the attention of a superior; assist with physicals of blood work and collect specimens as assigned. Take temperature, pulse and respiration rates.

To carry outpatient admission, discharge and transfer