Mental Health Assistant job opportunity at Albany Med Health System.

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Albany Med Health System Mental Health Assistant
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loacation 43 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208, United States Of America
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Department/Unit: Emergency Department Work Shift: Night (United States of America) Salary Range: $37,440.00 - $48,672.00 The Mental Health Assistant (MHA) functions as a member of the health care team under the supervision of the Registered Professional nurse utilizing principles of psychiatric care. Assists in giving and recording direct patient care and such unit maintenance as necessary to provide patient comfort and safety. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Collects pertinent data and information relative to the patient’s health or situation, including vital signs, height and weight, and food and fluid intake and output. Reports abnormal findings to the RN and patient care team. Participates in care planning and the nursing report process. Incorporates patient/family rights to participate in decision making about their care. Utilizes standardized techniques for keeping patients and families informed. Provides personal care to patients including bathing, oral care, and skin care. Assists the patient with eating and hydration, grooming, dressing, and toileting. Incorporates safe patient handling into basic restorative care such as ambulation, range of motion and use of assistive and prosthetic devices. Employs strategies to promote a clean, orderly, and safe environment. Demonstrates standard and transmission-based precautions and infection control techniques. Provides details related to patient progress toward the achievement of goals and outcomes to the RN. Documents all care in the patient record. Supports a system that encourages the identification and analysis of errors and near misses in the context of a safety culture. Participates in departmental safety inspections to assure compliance with hospital safety standards as assigned. Is aware of and compliant with all hospital and regulatory agency safety goals and objectives as well as limitations of unlicensed assistive care. Qualifications High School Diploma/G.E.D. - required Associate's Degree - preferred Previous Mental Health related experience - preferred CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation Upon Hire - required BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire - required Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center! Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!​ Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer. This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

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