Mental Health Workers

Job Title : Mental Health Workers 

Location : Concord, NH 03301

Duration : 03 months to long term

Shift: First (7a-3p)  Evenings (3p-11p) Nights (11p-7a)

Job Responsibilities:

• Assisting in admission procedures.
• Searching for contraband.
• Orienting the patient to the unit/hospital environment.
• Identifying and recording patient valuables.
• Completing documentation requirements.
• Communicating any significant changes in patient status and reporting all untoward patient actions or symptoms to the medical staff in charge to assure safety and continuity of care.
• Supervising and supporting patients as necessary in bathing, showering, and other hygiene needs.
• Maintaining awareness of patients' dietary needs and providing records of nutritional intake.
• Monitoring and providing a safe and clean environment as prescribed by standards relating to fire safety and infection control.
• Utilizing a supportive approach with anxious and agitated patients.
• Identifying needs for walk groups or any other activities that will allow patients space to feel supported and to de-escalate potential situations that could create unsafe environments for staff and patients.
• Demonstrating basic knowledge of patient histories and conditions.
• Providing testimony during legal proceedings to provide support while maintaining patient confidentiality.
• Implementing individualized plans of care by reinforcing treatment goals during daily, continual interactions.
• Purposely observing patient behaviors by documenting objective data as well as subjective inference (i.e. suicidal tendencies, patient gait, medication side effects).
• Escorting, supporting, and supervising patients at appointments, legal proceedings, home placements, and other activities as necessary to ensure patient safety.
• Participating in quality improvement data collection and completing all mandatory review classes to maintain competencies.
• Seeking out and appropriately utilizing supervision from the Nursing Coordinator or designee to ensure safe practices.
• Maintaining current knowledge of hospital, departmental, and unit-based changes by participating in staff meetings and reading policies and procedures to maintain skill level.
• Exploring opportunities to expand the scope of knowledge where applicable through continuing education.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

• MHW, under the direction of an RN, carries out assigned tasks and provides direct service to patients/residents in an acute psychiatric care facility.

Documents Required:

• CPR/BLS certification.
• Covid-19 vaccinations.

About our Company: -

22nd Century Technologies Inc., (TSCTI) is one the fastest growing healthcare staffing companies in the United States. With presence in all 50 States and 6000+ employees nationwide, we have been providing unparallel healthcare and technology staffing services to Public and Private sectors for over 26 years.

Started as a technology staffing company in 1997, we have significantly expanded our healthcare practice to both Clinical and Non-Clinical staffing, serving various facilities, healthcare organizations and government agencies. Our ISO certified staffing practices and technology driven staffing procedures – from recruitment to onboarding, along with an internal pre-vetted resume database of healthcare professionals, enable us to serve our customers with their immediate staffing needs.

TSCTI has extensive experience providing Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists and other Allied Health professionals to various states – California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Vermont, Virginia to name a few, and Our valued relationships with employees as well as commitment to meet and exceed clients’ expectations through our exemplary employees proves our competency in today’s healthcare staffing industry.

Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.