MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST (PRN)

Responsibilities

SCREENING OF APPLICANTS BEGINS IMMEDIATELY AND CONTINUES UNTIL POSITION IS FILLED

Minimum Hourly Rate: $18.25 Maximum Hourly Rate: $20.00

Job Description: We are looking for people that want goal oriented employment. We need people that are looking for a career, not just a job or additional income. Please apply if you are in need of long term employment with career advancement opportunities. Must be 21 years of age. Assists in the direct care and management of children, adolescents, and adults, as determined by the Treatment Plan, Program Structure, and presenting issues/behaviors of the patients/residents/students. Exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit unpredictable and impulsive behavior to include potential physical aggression. Provides continual supervision, safety, crisis management, and therapeutic interventions. Assists with implementing the program structure and the safe delivery of care to promote wellness of the individual patient/resident/student. Various schedules available some of which provide competitive shift differentials. MHS position schedule can be changed to meet hospital needs.

About Cedar Springs Hospital: Our mission is to deliver the highest quality services to individuals and their families who are dealing with the ramifications of mental illness or substance abuse. Our formula for successful treatment includes innovative services using a level of care that is appropriate to each illness, individually tailored programs and highly qualified mental health professionals. Cedar Springs is dedicated to providing quality, multidisciplinary behavioral health care services to children, adolescents, adults and their families.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Requirements: Requires organizational, interpersonal and customer service skills. Ability to maintain confidentiality. Requires creativity, high energy and problem solving skills. Good verbal and written skills. Ability to rotate shifts and programs, as necessary. Ability to work as one part of a team approach for the care of the patients/residents/students. Demonstrates ability to problem solve, resolve crisis situations, and maintain a calm composure under stressful situations.

Experience/Education: Mental Health Specialists must be at least 21 years of age. Requires either an Associate's degree (equivalent of 60 college credits) OR a High School diploma / equivalent with one year's experience in the human services field. Successful completion of a background check and drug screen required for employment at Cedar Springs Hospital.

Environmental Conditions: Exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit unpredictable and impulsive behavior. Potential for exposure to communicable diseases, blood and body fluids, and other hazardous waste.

Physical Requirements:

Requires standing and walking for prolonged periods of time.
Frequently lifts up to 25 pounds.
Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity, and hand-eye coordination.
Requires frequent pushing, pulling of heavy loads, kneeling, grasping, stooping and bending
Ability to maintain patient and corporate confidentiality
Must be able to speak, read and write.
Emotional stability necessary to perform the essential functions of the job.
Vision and hearing sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
Requires repetitive use of hands and light lowering of objects

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be a reflection of those principal job elements essential for recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for establishing performance standards. The percentages of time spent performing job duties are estimates, and should not be considered absolute. The incumbent shall perform all other functions and/or be cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this job in part or in whole. Incumbent must be able to perform all job functions safely.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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