Mental Health Assistant 2 (40 Hour)(Office/On-Site)

Description

• interpret and implement agency and/or facility policies and procedures;
• Identifies client strengths and assists in development of treatment plans;
• Assist our clients so they can achieve success;
• Participates in assigned nursing, clinical and/or rehabilitative interventions to meet client short and long-term needs;
• Participates in education and training activities to further skill development;
• Monitors client progress;
• apply principles of therapeutic counseling under supervision;
• Investigates alternative placement for client;
• develop curricula and instruct groups;
• lead staff;
• May assist with data collection.
• Prepares incident and accident reports;
• Assists client with decision making and problem solving;
• Participates in team nursing activities and development of nursing care and rehabilitation programs;
• Develops goal-directed relationships with individuals and/or groups;
• Participates in meeting psychological and physical needs of client;
• Observes and records client behavior;
• Assists client in learning and utilizing daily living skills, budgeting, medication monitoring and/or community adaptation skills;
• Maintains a safe and healthy environment;
• May coordinate and direct programs and activities for a group of clients;
• Protects civil rights of client;
• Coordinates maintenance of a safe and healthy living environment;
• Acts as a role model and instructs staff in crisis intervention techniques;
• supervise client activity;
• Participates in developing and maintaining a therapeutic milieu;
• Orients new client to ward or unit;
• Participates in admission and discharge planning activities;
• May supervise self-administration of oral medications;
• Advocates for services or resources that meet client needs and preferences;
• Identifies and facilitates use of appropriate support networks;
• Leads, trains and participates in training and development of Mental Health Assistants and other assigned employees;
• Stay connected! Log in daily to your JobAps Personal Status Board to track your status and check email (including spam/junk folders) for updates and tasks.

Requirements

• interpersonal skills;
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
• counseling skills;
• Referral Questions: This posting may require completion of additional Referral Questions (RQs), which must be completed by the questionnaire’s expiration date. If requested, RQs can be accessed via an email sent to you after the job close date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section).
• psychiatric rehabilitation and/or case management principles, practices and procedures;
• Completion of a mental health trainee certificate program may be substituted for one-half (1/2) year of the General Experience.
• Experience providing assistance with activities of daily living in an inpatient setting.
• Please note: This position is open to current state of CT employees ony.
• Experience in therapeutic communication and verbal de-escalation techniques to clients/patients.
• Knowledge of
• Experience transporting clients.
• understand, interpret and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Experience observing and recording client/patient behavior in an inpatient setting and preparing pertinent reports.
• A comprehensive medical examination, including a drug screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment.
• acceptable standards of nursing care;
• Considerable knowledge of
• Incumbents in this class may be required to be bilingual or fluent in American Sign Language.
• Observation skills;
• oral and written communication skills;
• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator's license.
• College training in mental health technology, a behavioral science, social work, rehabilitation therapy or its equivalent may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of two (2) years.
• Ability to
• Experience with WORD and EXCEL computer software.
• Experience working in an inpatient or outpatient clinical setting.
• Experience using an Electronic Medical Record.
• Experience working on a multi-disciplinary team/program.
• All state employees must adhere to Connecticut's Policy for a Drug Free Workplace.

Benefits

• As a state employee, we offer the same competitive benefits you are accustomed to. We encourage a healthy work/life balance for all employees!

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance