Facility: Mesa Vista Hospital

　　City San Diego

　　Department

　　Job Status

　　Per Diem

　　Shift

　　Evening

　　FTE

　　Shift Start Time

　　Shift End Time

　　AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association; H.S. Diploma or Equivalent

　　Hours

　　Shift Start Time:

　　3 PM

　　Shift End Time:

　　11:30 PM

　　Additional Shift Information:

　　One weekend per schedule

　　Weekend Requirements:

　　As Needed

　　On-Call Required:

　　No

　　Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

　　$23.100 - $28.514 - $34.217

　　The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position.  The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

　　What You Will Do

　　The Mental Health Associate is a nursing caregiver who works under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse to provide patient care in accordance with each patient's IPOC (interdisciplinary plan of care), hospital policies and procedures and unit/program guidelines.

　　Required Qualifications

　　H.S. Diploma or Equivalent

　　AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Some college course work in Psychology, Sociology, Communication, Nursing, or other health care related fields

　　1 Year experience working in a treatment setting with patients that have acute or chronic psychiatric and/or substance abuse disorders.

　　Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

　　Ability to speak, write and comprehend medical terminology in English.

　　Excellent verbal communication skills required.

　　Knowledge of the bio-psycho-social needs of psychiatric patients.

　　Knowledge and skills necessary to provide basic nursing care and mental health care to acute psychiatric patients.

　　Essential Functions

　　Basic nursing and mental healthDemonstrates knowledge and awareness of the signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorders.Assists R.N. with patient admissions, transfers and discharges.Considers the age, cultural, psychosocial and physical needs of patients when providing care.Assists patients with activities of daily living as necessary (bathing, feeding, laundry).Performs other patient care related nursing tasks as assigned. (i.e. collection of urine specimens and completing EKGs).Observes and reports significant changes in patients' behavior, mental status and physical condition to the R.N.Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class