Overnight Mental Health Worker - Boston, United States - Bay Cove Human Services
Description
Mission Statement:
Bay Cove Human Services partners with people to overcome challenges and realize personal potential.
Job Summary:
The CCS Mental Health Worker (MHW) provides direct services to adults in crisis at the CCS.
S/he will carry a case load based on daily census and will provide direct care supports including admission, treatment planning, running groups, case management, and discharge.
S/he ensures safety of all clients through provision of as needed 1:1 supervision, conducting and documenting checks, proactively addressing escalating behaviors.
The MHW also provides for operation of the CCS in terms of meal set-up and clean-up; room maintenance; keeping the unit clean; and doing laundry.
This is a non-exempt position.Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
Essential Functions of Position:
- Completes and documents admissions, treatment plans, client daily documentation, and discharge summaries in accordance with BCHS, DMH, BMC, MBHP, and BEST.
- Ensure that the unit follows the daily schedule of program activities, client meetings, and groups. Oversight of therapeutic groups as leader, coleader, and observer.
- Ensures for the cleanliness and upkeep of the unit, assists in meal preparation and cleanup, completes bed set up and gathers linens.
- Maintains effective working relationships with insurers, DMH, BMC, BEST, local community resources, and treatment/rehabilitation programs throughout the Cape Cod community.
- Participation in daily rounds with multidisciplinary team and follows up on identified issues for the unit and for the individual clients.
- Ensures that safety protocols are routinely reviewed and followed consistently by all staff (such as emergency systems; identification and remedy of facility safety hazards; security systems; lock up of sharps and any potential toxins; hazardous waste management; checks protocols, checking vitals protocols, etc).
- Performs all other duties and projects as assigned by supervisor.
Requirements for the position:
- Minimally 3 years' experience working in a mental health setting.
- Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated skills in working as an effective team player in a fastpaced unit
Personal Characteristics:
- Ability to work collaboratively as a member of multidisciplinary and crossfunctional teams.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a pressured situation and maintain clarity, focus, judgment, and compassion
- Ability to provide leadership
- Ability to identify problems and initiate solutions to problems
- Ability to work with people in crisis in a hopeful and compassionate manner and model this for others
- Ability to work independently
- Must be able to lift 20 pounds and complete cleaning and laundry
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