Mental Health Associate Psychiatry Unit Contingent Days

Under the supervision of a registered nurse and in collaboration with other members of a multidisciplinary team, develops and provides treatment and care to mental health patients.

Responsibilities not listed.

• Two years of college study in behavioral health or the equivalent combination of education and experience in a mental health setting, and six months of related clinical experience working with mentally ill patients
• Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral health discipline

• Develops and provides treatment and care to mental health patients
• Provides one to one interaction with patients requiring intense care
• Facilitates group teaching and task oriented sessions
• Observes patients relative to suicidal or homicidal intent and for effects of medication
• Assists professional staff with restraint and seclusion treatment procedures and with physical exams
• Obtains vital signs, performs specimen collection and dressing changes
• Monitors and documents patient observations
• Completes court petitions, accompanies patients to court and testifies to substantiate the need for court ordered treatment
• Communicates status of court activity to professional staff
• Utilizes knowledge of Michigan Mental Health Code to educate patients and their families about rights guaranteed by the code

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