Job Description
Job Summary:
- Provides direct and indirect patient care activities under the direction of Psychiatric Care Unit Nursing Staff
- Assists patients with activities of daily living, provides for personal care, comfort and assists in the maintenance of a safe and clean environment for an assigned group of patients
Qualifications Education:
- High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED), or equivalent, is required
Required Certifications:
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required within 90 days of hire or transfer
- Handle With Care Behavior Management System (HWC) Certification required within 90 days of hire or transfer
- Blood Glucose Monitoring Training Program Certification required within 90 days of hire or transfer
Required Licenses:
Experience:
Skills:
- Requirements will include successful completion of orientation checklist and skills/credentials/competency requirements of specific area of work
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision
- Able to communicate effectively and demonstrate service excellence through appropriate response and use of constructive problem-solving techniques when confronted with different situations; use of effective communication skills which foster positive outcomes
- Able to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team, and patients and their families
- Capable of being flexible and organized
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action
- Strong written and verbal skills
Job Tags
Relief, Flexible hours, Afternoon shift,