UPMC McKeesport is currently hiring a fulltime Mental Health Specialist/Safety to join our team!
Are you a behavioral health professional who is interested in working at a world-renowned medical center with an up-beat environment? Are you looking for a meaningful career with endless opportunities? Do you enjoy working hands on with patients, their families, and a supportive team to provide excellent patient care? If so, you might be a great fit for a role at UPMC!
UPMC McKeesport is currently hiring a fulltime Mental Health Specialist/Safety to join our team. This position will work various shifts (including day, evening and overnight and have weekend/holiday responsibility. UPMC offers a competitive benefits package and provides the opportunity to continue to grow professionally from both a technical and managerial standpoint.
Candidates will be placed in the correct job title/salary grade based on education and experience.
We invite you to explore our opportunities today!
Purpose:
Responsible for assisting in the development and maintenance of a therapeutic environment for patients experiencing emotional disturbance. Also assists with the specialized patient care needs of each individual patient using principles of adult development and knowledge of psychopathology.
Responsibilities:
• Develop supportive interpersonal relationships with individuals and groups of patients in accordance with treatment plan goals and that will continue the patients development as an adult. • Acknowledge the specific nature of the patients dysfunction and considers the effect with community, caregivers, family members, and program staff. • Contribute in the development and implementation of individualized patient care plans and assists in the integration into comprehensive treatment plans. • Supervise and assist patients with personal hygiene tasks including bathing, dressing, eating, caring for clothing, and organizing personal belongings on a daily basis. • Participate as a Treatment Team member in assessing the social and emotional needs of the patient. • Assist in physical restraint techniques necessary in an attempt to control violent, combative patients and maintain a safe environment with respect to age-specific competencies and guidelines in conformance with seclusion and restraint policies and positive approaches training. • Initiate debriefing sessions and provide feedback to staff after seclusion and restraint situations and any crisis situation. • Assess for changes in patient behavior that may require a 1:1 interaction to provide early intervention. • Document patient encounters in medical record/progress note. • May engage/encourage patients to participate in a safety related group/activity. • May assist with Mental Health Hearing process based on staffing needs. • Assure commitment documentation is complete. • Monitor visiting hour activity assuring no visiting takes place in patient rooms, no contraband is passed off by visitors to patients, and milieu remains calm. • Demonstrate knowledge of each patient as an individual within the framework of the family. • Plan and participates in educational, social and recreational activities for individuals and groups of patients in accordance with treatment plan goals. • Conduct proactive safety rounds throughout the units, monitoring the milieu. • Conduct Environmental Safety Rounds each shift and document/report any unsafe conditions as well as any security violations. • Monitor the milieu for any safety concerns or risks. • Provide assistance as requested to clinical staff in the care and safety of patients, staff or visitors. • Respond to all Condition M calls in a professional manner with respect to age-specific guidelines and competencies. • Provide trainings in safety issues specific to the needs of the units based on specific need of patients and staff. • Assist in investigating reports of incidents to include patient related issues, and any other areas considered to be of importance in the day-to-day operation of the unit.
Requirements:
Associate Degree with 2 years work experience within MH/MR service, OR Enrolled in Bachelor degree program in associated field of study with 2 years of related experience (hospital or community setting with psychiatric patients, OR Bachelors degree in Human Services field.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
Basic Life Support (BLS OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran