Mental Health Companion
Multiple openings, PRN/Casual, 0-19 hours a week, hourly, non-benefited position.
Chadron Community Hospital & Health Services is seeking individuals to for Mental Health Companion roles. A Mental Health Companion acts as an adjunct to the acute care staff to perform required visual checks/surveillance of a psych observation room patients’ well-being while in emergency psych observation.
As a Mental Health Companion, you will:
- Maintain constant visual surveillance of the individuals’ well-being in psych observation with documentation.
- Documents on required forms, noting significant events or occurrences.
- Communicate to nursing staff any concerning patient behaviors (violent, threatening, or self-destructive), or noted changes in behavior.
- Stays alert for and communicates to nursing staff if sees:
- Matches, cigarettes, or lighters in a patient room.
- Non-disposable eating utensils
- Telephone calls
- Visitors or any other environmental factors that could pose potential risk of harm.
- Any other environmental factor that could pose potential risk of harm.
- Observes from outside patient room whenever hospital staff enters room.
- Maintains strict confidentiality of patient or hospital information.
- Does not attempt to calm, counsel, or hold conversations with patient.
- With nursing staff’s permission, may provide minor services such as getting books or water and delivering to patient as long as the patient is not left alone.
- Utilizes tact and discretion in dealing with various work situations.
- Adheres to instructions issued by clinical staff, and to established hospital policies and procedures.
- Take part in quality/safety/ infection control improvement initiatives projects by observing/reporting/engaging/resolving any concerns or issues.
- Complete annual required Relias education.
- Must be available for a minimum of 6 hours per shift.
- Complete Mental Health Companion training.
You may be a good fit if you have:
- High School diploma or GED.
- Maintains confidentiality and understands HIPAA.
We would like to welcome you to our team! We would like to welcome you to our team!
Pre-employment drug screen and background check upon conditional job offer required.