Peachford Hospital is searching for an experienced Mental Health Assistant to work full-time with our Youth patients.
What Role Will You Play? Mental Health Assistants provide direct patient care to adults and adolescents with psychiatric disorders as well as chemically dependent patients to ensure their safety and well-being. A smile and a friendly attitude will help make you successful in this role as you interact with co-workers, patients and others. Ensuring your duties are completed successfully and timely are also important in this role.
What Will You Get To Do? Mental Health Assistants are responsible for completing the following duties and tasks:
Monitor unit patients and complete rounds as assigned.
Report all areas of concern regarding patient’s mental or physical status to the Charge Nurse.
Assist in the admission process, including obtaining vital signs, safety search of patients and personal belongings, obtaining urine specimens and orienting new patients to the unit and their program.
Ensure precaution protocols are followed, and encourage patients to actively participate in all program activities.
Plan, prepare and lead for groups.
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What Does Peachford Require for this Role? A bachelor’s degree in a social services related field (psychology, sociology, etc.) is required and previous inpatient/outpatient hospital experience is preferred.
Wait! There’s More…. Peachford Hospital offers full time employees a comprehensive benefits package including:
Health, Dental and Vision Plans
401k Retirement Plan with company match
Tuition Reimbursement
Short Term and Long Term Disability
Life Insurance
23-days of Paid Time OffÂ
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What Happens Next? After you apply online and submit your resume, a member of our recruiting team will review your qualifications and experience. If we are interested in scheduling an interview, someone will give a you call. You may log back on to this website to check the status of your application at any time.Â
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Peachford Hospital: Bringing Life Into Balance. Peachford Hospital is the Southeast’s premiere behavioral health and addictive disease treatment facility and has been providing compassionate care to children, adolescents, adults and seniors since 1973. Located in the beautiful  Dunwoody neighborhood of Atlanta,  Peachford offers inpatient acute care, as well as partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.
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