Behavioral Health Assistant

Job description

Job Description Implements treatment program by performing delegated tasks under the direct guidance and supervision of a Registered Nurse as part of the interdisciplinary treatment team. Job Responsibility: - Provides direct patient care under the supervision of a staff RN to include: - All Activities of Daily Living, such as cleanliness, toileting, nourishment, and grooming. - Routine bed making, showering of patients, changes of clothing and use of lift equipment as necessary. - Reports ADL and monitoring issues promptly to the RN. Observes and reports changes in behavior, sleep patterns, and condition of the patients, as well as provides age-specific care to the adult and geriatric patient population. - Performs assigned tasks including, but not limited to: Vital signs, accu-checks, collection of routine specimens, and transporting patients to treatments and/or diagnostic testing within the hospital. - Documents in the electronic record or paper record on assigned patients and provides guidance to patient and family members. - Monitors all patient activity. - Announces group time and visiting hours, performs hall checks, observes patients on CA and in restraints under the super...