Mental Health Associate

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Job Title: Mental Health Associate
Location: Clara Maass Medical Center
Req#: 0000145406
Status: Part-Time
Shift: Evenings
Department name: Behavioral Health
Job Overview:
The Mental Health Associate will be responsible for the facilitation of activity groups in an inpatient program.
Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Sociology, or related field preferred or a Bachelor’s degree with one year of relevant work experience interacting with patients and the community
• Current BLS certification or successful completion of required training to attain certification within three months of the start date.

Preferred:

Certifications and Licenses required (if applicable):

• Current BLS certification or successful completion of required training to attain certification within three months of the start date.

Scheduling Requirements (non-exempt positions):

• Evenings.
• Part-Time

Essential Functions:

• Maintains unit safely and facilitates daily activity of the patients
• Assists patients in activities of daily living
• Conduct rounds
• Records accurate and timely clinical documentation
• Assists in code responses as per policy and by training
• Assists in securing patients’ belongings
• RWJBarnabas Health is committed to our communities and the members we serve,
• RWJBH understands that to create strong, healthy, and sustainable communities, we have to re-engineer and transform current systems.
• Providing educational support and resources contributes to our overall social impact mission and community investment efforts.

• Maintains unit safely and facilitates daily activity of the patients
• Assists patients in activities of daily living
• Conduct rounds
• Records accurate and timely clinical documentation
• Assists in code responses as per policy and by training
• Assists in securing patients’ belongings
• RWJBarnabas Health is committed to our communities and the members we serve,
• RWJBH understands that to create strong, healthy, and sustainable communities, we have to re-engineer and transform current systems.
• Providing educational support and resources contributes to our overall social impact mission and community investment efforts