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Mental Health Associate - Per Diem/ Evenings/ Weekends

Penn Medicine
Princeton, NJ Per Diem
POSTED ON 4/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/4/2025

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?


Location:
Princeton, NJ

Hours: Per Diem Evenings - Weekends 3pm - 11:30 pm

*** Able to attend mandatory trainings in the first 2 weeks from 8 am - 5pm.

Summary:

    • Provides milieu management and clinical support as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team in general hospital setting, with inpatients and partial hospital patients with a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder from childhood and adolescence and through adulthood.

    Responsibilities:

    • Performs behavioral observations, completes unit rounds, checks and monitors patients as assigned.
    • Conducts room searches as ordered by physician and in accordance with established protocols.
    • Assists in emergencies and codes according to established protocols.
    • Offers support and guidance to patients as needed.
    • Identifies significant changes in patients' clinical status and communicates to appropriate member(s) of the treatment team.
    • Obtains vital signs every shift
    • Assists in processing new admissions, transfers, and discharges.
    • Conducts weekly new patient orientation group.
    • Ensures that appropriate discharge information is communicated to the next provider of care.
    • Plans and leads program activities appropriate to educational level, as assigned.
    • Plans and leads a group activity four to five times per week, including recreational therapy, recovery tools, therapeutic board games, and journaling groups and other appropriate activity groups.
    • Conducts community meetings.
    • Assists therapists and nutritionists with psychoeducational and nutrition groups as assigned.
    • Documents each treatment session in accordance with documentation policies.
    • Coordinates daily patient walks.
    • Orders supplies needed for patient activities.
    • Checks meal trays for accuracy and monitors meals.
    • Takes a leadership role in the dining room.
    • Ensures completion of all post-meal documentation.

    Credentials:

    • Driver's License (Required)
    • Valid driver’s license in employee's state of residence with a record in good standing with the State of NJ Department of Motor Vehicles.
    • Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
    • Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers certification from American Heart Association (AHA) required

    Education or Equivalent Experience:

    • Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)
    • A minimum of a bachelors degree, in a Social Science preferred
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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