Mental Health Associate - Adolescent Behavioral Health - Young Minds
Carle Health
West Peoria, IL, United States
West Peoria, IL, United States
- $21.25 p/hour
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- mental health
- adolescent behavioral health
- patient assessment
The Mental Health Associate provides support to adolescent patients with behavioral and emotional challenges by assisting in assessments, developing treatment plans, and facilitating therapeutic groups. They maintain a safe, therapeutic environment and work closely with interdisciplinary teams to ensure compliance with policies and improve patient outcomes. The role requires a bachelor's degree in a related field, CPI and BLS certification, strong communication skills, and the ability to handle crisis prevention techniques.
Overview
Provides care to individuals with behavioral/emotional/mental health problems.
Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Certification & Licensure Requirements
Other Requirements
Required English Skills Advanced reading skills Advanced writing skills Advanced oral skills Communication Skills Ability to respond appropriately to customer/co-worker Interaction with a wide variety of people Maintain confidential information Ability to communicate only the facts to recipients or to decline to reveal information Ability to project a professional, friendly, helpful demeanor Computer Skills Basic computer knowledge: Uses word processing, spreadsheet, e-mail application, and web browser. Comfortable within a Windows OS and learning new applications.
Responsibilities
ENSURES PATIENTS RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES: Assists the interdisciplinary treatment team in patient assessments and the development of goal directed treatment.
About Us
Find it here.
Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. The supportive and inclusive team where you can thrive. The place where growth meets balance – and opportunities meet flexibility. Find it all at Carle Health.
Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,600 team members in its eight hospitals, physician groups and a variety of healthcare businesses. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. The system includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Health Alliance™. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.
Compensation and Benefits
The compensation range for this position is $21.25per hour - $35.49per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.
Provides care to individuals with behavioral/emotional/mental health problems.
Qualifications
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, related field
Certification & Licensure Requirements
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Training within 3 months - Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)
Other Requirements
Required English Skills Advanced reading skills Advanced writing skills Advanced oral skills Communication Skills Ability to respond appropriately to customer/co-worker Interaction with a wide variety of people Maintain confidential information Ability to communicate only the facts to recipients or to decline to reveal information Ability to project a professional, friendly, helpful demeanor Computer Skills Basic computer knowledge: Uses word processing, spreadsheet, e-mail application, and web browser. Comfortable within a Windows OS and learning new applications.
Responsibilities
ENSURES PATIENTS RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES: Assists the interdisciplinary treatment team in patient assessments and the development of goal directed treatment.
- Obtains pertinent information from referral sources seeking patient admission; assists in facilitating admissions
- Completes admission assessments (except for nursing components)
- Ensures compliance with legal components of admissions (voluntary/involuntary admissions, patients’ rights, obtaining releases of information, 5-day request for release)
- Maintains sound knowledge base of advanced directives
- Administers/scores assessment scales per protocol
- Participates in interdisciplinary clinical staffing or ensures pertinent information is provided to team
- Develops, reviews, and revises plan of care on assigned patients
- Completes required documentation as appropriate including assessment scales
- Addresses the patient's strengths, impairments and interventions identified in the plan of care to achieve expected patient outcomes.
- Sets behavioral limits on patients according to unit policies, individual plan of care and behavior modification plans
- De-escalates patients utilizing CPI techniques
- Participates in application of seclusion/restraints when appropriate; provides monitoring of patients in such situation; completes appropriate documentation, including restriction of rights forms
- Provides supportive care to patients and families.
- Conducts safety rounds
- Assists patients in conflict resolution
- Role models stress management
- Ensures patient safety of unit by following policies/procedures and adhering to unit protocols and national patient safety goals
- Facilitates educational sessions, structured groups and psychoeducational groups in accordance with the patient's plan of care
- Utilizes a variety of therapeutic models as appropriate to the clinical situation, but primarily has a brief therapy/cognitive behavioral therapy focus
- Ensures the milieu maintains a therapeutic environment
- Incorporates Recovery principles in all therapeutic interventions
- Documents interventions in a succinct and goal directed manner using DAR format
- Recognizes and reports abuse/neglect situations as required by law
- Provides support, sets limits, and/or facilitates learning from the situation when providing situational 1:1 intervention
- Adheres to group rules and scheduled groups start and end on time.
- Follows group content outlines in group manual and individualizes groups to needs of current patient population
- Engages patients to participate of all patients as appropriate in community meetings
- Interacts with parents/significant others to answer programming questions, patient progress, etc.
- Actively promotes and achieves customer satisfaction (patient, family, departments and physicians)
- Generates ideas for improving processes, treatment, and patient care
- Participates in Root Cause Analyses and assists in development of action plans and implementation of action plans
- Serves on unit-based and hospital-based committees
- Precepts new employees
- Follows through on assignments generated by Program Manager or unit committees
- Volunteers for assignments which are designed to affect needed changes.
About Us
Find it here.
Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. The supportive and inclusive team where you can thrive. The place where growth meets balance – and opportunities meet flexibility. Find it all at Carle Health.
Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,600 team members in its eight hospitals, physician groups and a variety of healthcare businesses. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. The system includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Health Alliance™. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.
Compensation and Benefits
The compensation range for this position is $21.25per hour - $35.49per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.
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