VHS is looking for a qualified Mental Health Therapy Aide - Pediatrics BioBehavioral Health.
- City: Syracuse
- State: NY
- Start Date: 2025-03-28
- End Date: 2025-07-30
- Duration: 13 Weeks
- Shift: 12 hour evening shifts
- Skills: Behavioral Health Aide
- W2 Pay Rate: $16.08/hr plus $575/week in non-taxed travel stipend (candidate must live further than 50 miles from facility to qualify)
- Certification Requirements: Please confirm credential requirements upon application.
Benefits Include:- Competitive Pay Packages
- Weekly Pay Schedule via Direct Deposit
- Comprehensive Medical Benefits
- Robust Referral Bonus Program
- 24/7 Dedicated team committed to your success throughout your time with VHS
- Paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state, federal and local laws
- Licensure, certification, travel and other reimbursements when applicable
Qualifications:Looking for Mental Health Therapy Aides for our Pediatric Biobehavioral Unit. Peds experience is preferred, and psych experience is required. Will be required to work every other weekend and some holidays.
Looking for Mental Health Therapy Aides for our Children/Adolescent Psych Unit. Peds experience is preferred, and psych experience is required. Will be required to work every other weekend and some holidays
Experience working with the psychiatric patient population within the last 2 years preferred. Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills are necessary as well as some knowledge of medical terminology. Must successfully pass pre-employment health clearance.
Duties: Will provide both direct and indirect patient care. Duties include: take and record vital signs, complete patient admission documentation, assist with appropriate physical examination of patients, collect specimens, monitor patient intake/output, transport patients, orient new patients to unit regulations and daily routine, assist patient in the completion of hygiene needs, advise nursing staff of patient data in a timely and accurate manner, develop therapeutic relationships under nursing supervision and interact therapeutically with patients during activities, intervene on behalf of the patient during crisis situations, maintain a safe environment for patients, attend to ADL’s as needed, apply clinical and psychological interventions based on age appropriateness and developmental stage, perform safety checks on assigned shift.
**VHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer (“EEO”)/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/E-Verify Employer and welcomes all to apply** #LiveYourLife #VHSNY
