Employment Type:

Shift:

Description:

Up to $1,000 in incentive for joining our team!

What we offer:

• Education Assistance offered

• Effective Day 1 Benefit Package(Medical, Dental, Vision, and more)for positions 16 hours per week or greater

• Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials

• Generous paid time off program

• Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1

Hours: Part Time, Days

About The Job:

Responsible for proactively ensuring and maintaining patient safety and security under the direction of Registered Nurse. Observes and monitors safety and comfort of non-suicidal, suicidal and patients who require frequent or continual observation and contact, due to psychiatric, medical and/or safety reasons.

What we are looking for:

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

• CPR and previous patient care experience in a mental health or health related environment preferred .

• CPI (or organizational de-escalation training) certification required; must be obtained with 6 months of hire .

Special Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to communicate effectively with patient, family, visitors and hospital staff and respond quickly to patient behavioral changes by reporting and summoning assistance.

• Solid customer service skills.

• Ability to work in an environment that may be stressful with individuals having diverse personalities and work styles.

• Strong prioritization, multi-tasking and coordination skills within a fast-paced environment.

• Personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health.

• Must provide proof of Basic Life Support (BLS Provider, American Heart Association; or American Red Cross, Professional Rescuer-LIVE class only) via current card prior to employment or within 60 days of hire and maintains current status.

• Must provide proof of Mandatory Reporting for Child and Dependent Adult Abuse training prior to employment or within 6 months of hire and maintain current status per State of Iowa guidelines

Physical and Mental Requirements and Working Conditions:

• The work may potentially be performed in a volatile climate with frequent exposure to unpleasant conditions and/or activities with patients, such as physical activities or restraints that could cause inconvenience, discomfort or injury. Some occupational stress may be incurred due to periodic or cyclical workload pressures. Work location may impose occasional unwelcomed interruptions. Assistance in transporting patients and occasional moderate lifting more than 50 pounds. The job requires walking, standing, bending, stretching, stooping, squatting and restraining to accomplish requirements of physical interventions with patients.

All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of references, background checks, pre-employment physical, drug screen and post offer exam.

EEO Employer F/M/Veteran/Disabled

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), VEVRAA, and Section 503, should you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a currently open position with MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, please call Human Resources at (641) 428-7287 or email us at mc01hrrecruitment@mercyhealth.com

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.