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MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
**Worker Type:**
Regular
**Job Summary:**
Provides direct behavioral health patient care by performing a variety of activities for patients.
**Job Responsibilities and Requirements:**
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Assists patients with performing activities of daily living.
+ Provides or assists with providing direct patient care and therapeutic interventions based on patient care assignments from RN.
+ Observes and records patient behavior and activities. Reports any changes in condition and suggests modifications to the treatment plan.
+ Establishes a therapeutic relationship with assigned patients.
+ Applies knowledge of group dynamics in participating in therapeutic groups and maintaining the milieu.
+ Monitors patients to ensure safety, including but not limited to rounding, environmental and safety checks.
+ Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
+ Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
+ Associate's degree in behavioral health field, or equivalent years of experience and education
EXPERIENCE
+ No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
+ Constant standing and walking.
+ Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
+ Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
+ Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
+ Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
+ Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
+ Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
+ Occasional lifting/moving patients.
+ Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
+ Occasional driving.
**Work Shift:**
Night Shift (United States of America)
**Job Type:**
Employee
**Department:**
120####### 4 East BHM
**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**
36
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