Mental Health Associate II - Float Pool

About the job

MultiCare Deaconess Hospital in Spokane is hiring a full-time Mental Health Associate II for its float pool. The associate keeps a safe, supportive, therapeutic setting while watching over an assigned patient who has confusion, suicidal ideation or another psychiatric condition needing close supervision, working with the patient's registered nurse.

Deaconess Hospital is a 388-bed acute-care hospital for the Spokane region, home to a Level III Trauma Center, a Primary Stroke Center and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

What you'll do

• Keep the assigned patient in direct line of sight at all times and tell the nurse right away about anything unusual
• Watch and document patient behavior, search patient rooms, report unsafe conditions, put safety measures in place and give emotional support
• Step in at once if the patient tries something unsafe, such as climbing out of bed, walking without help, pulling at lines or tubes or acting aggressively, and call for help when needed
• Orient patients and families to the facility and its policies and document care
• Give direct patient care under a licensed nurse's direction
• Change bed linens, tidy rooms, empty trash and keep utility rooms clean

What you need

• High school diploma
• Current BLS certification
• Current Washington State Certified Nurse Assistant license
• Previous patient care experience, preferably in behavioral health

Schedule

• Day shift, full-time at 0.9 FTE
• 12-hour shifts
• Rotating weekends

Benefits

• Medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off
• Tuition assistance and career development
• Employee assistance programs