Mental Health Assistant - Per Diem - Shift/Hours Varies - Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, NJ

Description

Responsible for performing basic, routine duties related directly/indirectly to nursing care of patients. 


Principal Accountabilities:


1. Takes and records TPR and reports deviations from normal to primary or Charge Nurse. 
2. Obtains specimens as assigned (e.g., urine, stool, sputum). 
3. Weighs patient and records weight. 
4. Assists patient with activities of daily living including skin care (e.g., bathes, dress, ambulate and assists with meals). 
5. Records oral intake and urinary output. 
6. Performs assigned treatments (e.g., changes simple dressings). 
7. Communicates effectively with Charge Nurse/primary nurse regarding patients needs and requests. 
8. Orients patient to environment and develops rapport with patients, family and significant others. 
9. Assists in patient management including de-escalation, alternative activities to prevent restraint and seclusion and physically assists in patient containment, restraint or seclusion under the direction of the Registered Nurse 
10. Performs admission and unit searches as assigned by the Registered Nurse to include shake, pat and observation of patient belongings as well as visual searches of same gender patients on admission. 
11. Keeps patient unit and non-patient unit clean (e.g., wipes tables, neatens storage rooms, pantries and other areas). 
12. Prepares bedside unit for new admissions (e.g., stocks with bedpan, tissues, water, cups). 
13. Applies principles of infection control and safety in the work environment. 
14. Reports significant unit problems to charge nurse. 
15. Ensures that contraband is not introduced into the unit environment by property search, unit rounds and visitor monitoring. 
16. Monitors visiting sessions as assigned by the Charge Nurse. 
17. Assists in transporting patients to/from designated areas as assigned (e.g. recreation activities, testing, court). 
18. Assists with unit therapeutic activities as directed by the Registered Nurse. 
19. Ensures a safe unit environment through rounding, patient observation, reporting environmental issues or patient problems to the Registered Nurse. 
20. Effectively utilizes the hospital computer system as it pertains to job responsibilities and in accordance with hospital policy. 2
1. Participates in orientation of mental health assistants. 2
2. Participates in unit committees 2
3. Assists other personnel as necessary.

Required: 
1. High School diploma/GED 
2. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Excel.

Preferred: 
1. Bachelor's degree preferred in related field 
2. Previous experience in a behavioral health setting preferred 
3. Previous direct patient care experience preferred.

 

At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Medical Group
• Atlantic Visiting Nurse
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For." 
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the “World’s Best Hospitals” in 2026.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook r