Mental Health Associate Professional-FT 2nd shift/ Bridges

Acts as preceptor to all student interns and staff on orientation status Assists in managing and monitoring aberrant behaviors Assists residents in meeting individual appointments for assessment and/or treatment Collects data on each resident and prepares information for staffing Ensures that therapeutic programming is implemented Chairs all team debriefings before, during and after shift Notifies the treatment team on any major incidents (e.g., elopement, therapeutic holds, injuries or seclusions) Acts as contact person for on duty RN regarding medical issues as well as consults and debriefs directly with RN regarding all precautions, elopements, utilization of time out and therapeutic holds, staff/patient injuries or any other major incidents Provides milieu documentation and monitors records with supervision Assists in assuring that correct staff/resident ratios are met and adjusted as needed according to acuity May perform other duties as assigned or requested and job specification can be modified or updated at any time.