Mental Health Coordinator Senior

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Key Position Details:

• Will be expected to float to other mental health units
• .6 FTE (48 hours every two weeks)
• Day/ Night; 12-hour shifts
• Every 3rd weekend

Job Description:

Principle Responsibilities

• Safety activities.
  • Initial and ongoing data collection and observation documentation.
  • Responds and documents changes in patient's health status and communicates changes to the RN.
  • Reports observations of patient's potential for violence towards self or others.
  • Alert nurse to extra pyramidal side effect.
  • Demonstrate ability to use the nurse call and door release systems.
  • Demonstrates use of correct Code Green techniques to provide safe and therapeutic environment for patients and staff.
• Patient care activities.
  • Assist with activities of daily living.
  • Recognize escalating behaviors and attempt to redirect/refocus.
  • Participate in development of treatment plans and interventions.
  • Assist with collecting assessment data through interviews,1:1 and group interactions/observation.
  • Observe physical, psychological and safety status of patient and unit on an ongoing basis.
  • Assist patient in establishing therapeutic goals.
  • Facilitate therapeutic interventions through structured activities, education or counseling per unit milieu/schedule.
  • Develop, implement and evaluate plan of care based on individual/family assessment.
  • Monitor vital signs and reports observations.
  • Assist with admissions and discharges.
  • Perform collection of specimens from patients as delegated
  • May perform blood glucose monitoring.
  • Report abnormal findings to RN.
  • May facilitate/co-facilitate groups and/or activities as delegated.
  • Verbalize understanding of role for patients' with legal holds/commitments and issuing patient rights.
• Role model/Team work activities.
  • Actively participates in staff meetings and task groups.
  • Maintain professional appearance.
  • Demonstrate ability to verbally deescalate a patient and set appropriate limits.
  • Verbalize knowledge of mental health diagnosis including mood disorders, personalist disorders, thought disorders, anxiety disorders, and substance abuse.
  • Demonstrate appropriate application of limb restraints.
  • Demonstrate ability to verbally de-escalate a patient and set appropriate limits with a team.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social/psychological or related field required
• 2 to 5 years experience in mental health/substance abuse patient care preferred
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required Certified by American Heart Association or Allina BLS by completion of orientation
• Code Green within 60 Days required

Physical Demands
Medium Work*:
Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently