Mental Health Assist I

Responsibilities:

• Assists patients or provides complete care including bathing, dressing, grooming, hydration and nutrition, and care of personal space and belongings.

• Performs clinical measurements including Vital Signs, Intake and Output and documents findings.

• Ensures comfort and safety in the environment for individual patients, families, self and coworkers through good body mechanics when assisting patients with mobility and transportation, proper use of equipment, following policy for restraints and seclusion, and use of monitoring techniques.

• Makes frequent rounds observing patients to anticipate possible patient needs.

• Plans, initiates, and assists patients with unstructured activities to address leisure time needs and encourages patient participation in all activities.

• Reports patient or unit problems to the appropriate RN or Mental Health Tech.

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