Overview: Join a compassionate team providing essential care in a psychiatric emergency setting during night shifts. This role involves routine patient care, observation, and emotional support under nursing supervision, fostering a safe and therapeutic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver patient care that ensures safety, dignity, and comfort while supporting a positive therapeutic atmosphere.
• Assist with new admissions by conducting contraband searches, orienting patients, obtaining vital signs, and securing belongings.
• Support patient transfers and discharges, including vital sign monitoring and managing personal items.
• Monitor and record vital signs and patient weight, reporting any abnormalities promptly.
• Help patients with daily living activities such as hygiene and toileting when necessary.
• Participate in therapeutic holds, restraints, and seclusion procedures following specialized training.
• Engage patients through play and group activities, reporting unusual observations to nursing staff.
• Conduct regular rounding and constant observation as directed, documenting findings accurately.
• Facilitate therapeutic community meetings and assist with educational and performance improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to cost containment efforts and perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Training:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Psychology or Social Work preferred.
• Nursing Assistant certification accepted.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association required.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) training and certification must be completed within 30 days of employment.

Experience:

• Preferred: Minimum of 2 years psychiatric experience.

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Competency in working with children, adolescents, and adults with mental health conditions.
• Basic understanding of age-specific considerations for the served population.
• General computer proficiency.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work variable shifts including nights.
• Capability to bend, stand for prolonged periods, walk, and assist with patient movement.
• Visual and auditory acuity for observation and manual dexterity for documentation.
• Potential exposure to blood or other infectious materials.

This position is located in a regional healthcare setting serving the Southeastern United States.