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Continuous Posting - Mental Health Worker I (Pocasset Mental Health Center)
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$44,604.3 - $56,405.18 a year
Full-time
- While assisting in the rehabilitative aspects of patient care so that patients are encouraged to achieve their highest level of independent functioning, the Mental Health Worker (MHW I) provides support, encouragement, and limit setting to patients to help them meet individualized behavioral treatment plans.
- The Mental Health Worker establishes a rapport with patients and coworkers and works with other staff to provide a safe environment for all patients by monitoring patient activity and unit.
- Shift Schedules: Day Shift: 7:00am to 3:30pm Evening Shift: 3:00pm to 11:30pm Night Shift: 11:15pm to 7:15am Employees in this position will be required to perform mandatory overtime.
- Assist in the implementation of habilitative /rehabilitative behavioral, intensive structured interventions and recreational programs by discussing observations regarding patient behavior, needs, desires, or problems, providing information and making recommendations concerning the patient’s mental health and substance abuse/dependence diagnosis and his/her treatment plan.
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience working with individuals with serious, persistent mental illness, substance abuse and/or who have experienced homelessness.
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