Psych Care Worker

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with routine personal hygiene, including eating, dressing, and grooming
• Transport, ambulate, move, and lift patients as needed
• Function as a sitter by providing constant, alert observation of assigned patients
• Escort patients to various locations for procedures, tests, or court appearances
• Perform emergency first aid measures, such as handling convulsions or fainting, under supervision
• Assist in controlling aggressive or destructive behavior through therapeutic or physical intervention
• Communicate oral and written observations and behavioral information to the assigned nurse
• Help maintain the orderliness of the patient care unit and environment

Requirements

• Progressively responsible experience working with psychiatric patients, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Recent experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Medical Assistant (MA), or Patient Care Technician (PCT)
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills
• Proven record of reliability, including an outstanding attendance record and punctuality

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare or psychology
• Previous experience working on an inpatient adult psychiatric unit

Benefits

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage effective on your first day
• 2:1 match on retirement savings

About the Company

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations, and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research, and technology development. As one of the largest healthcare complexes in the world, we strive to attract and develop outstanding people to become part of a distinguished academic health system.