Behavioral Health Patient Care Associate, 36Hrs/Wk, Nights

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Behavioral Health Patient Care Associate, Wyman II, Geri Psych

Job Description:

Primary Responsibilities

1. Provides physical care to assist patients in maintaining nutrition, hygiene, hydration, and elimination.

2. Collects necessary data for the medical monitoring of patients' status (e.g., diagnostic specimens, and weights), and records this accurately.

3. Reports changes in patients' physical condition, e.g., weight loss, sleep, eating patterns, and general comfort of patient.

4. Participates in the evaluation of patients' needs for general and psychiatric nursing care, and carries out treatment plans.

5. Reports changes in patients' mood, affect, behavior, and psychiatric symptoms.

6. Maintains a safe and clean environment for patients.

7. Cares for equipment used in the delivery of care.

8. Participates in milieu groups and activities as needed.

9. Provides one-to-one observation of patients as needed.

10. Performs all activities in accordance with established unit, hospital, and nursing policies.

11. Transports discharged patients at the direction of nursing.

12. Maintains Heart Saver Certification.

13. Attends CPI (Crisis Prevention and Intervention) and sensory modulation in-service.

14. The Mental Health Assistant is to monitor patients whereabouts at all times as directed by the charge nurse or the patient's assigned nurse and responsible for 15 minute checks as assigned.

Required Qualifications

1. High school graduate or equivalent.

2. Ability to read and write at level 8, as documented on "Invest," the hospital's Employee Learning Laboratory software.

3. Good oral communication skills to ensure the accurate transfer of information, and strong interpersonal skills to facilitate courteous interaction with patients, visitors, and other hospital staff members.

Pay Range:

$20.00 - $26.92

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled