Mental Health Worker, Full-Time, Days 36 hours
Derby, CTFull-timeSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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The Mental Health Worker provides direct services to patients on Griffin Health’s Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. The role includes supporting admission, discharge, and transfer processes; recording vital signs; orienting and assisting patients; and contributing to treatment planning and implementation. The worker also participates in the interdisciplinary treatment team, co-leads group sessions, and observes patient status. Rotating weekends are required.
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MAIN FUNCTION:Provide a variety of direct services to patients on the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. Provides direct patient care, assisting in the patient admission, discharge and transfer process, obtains and records vital signs, orients patient to the unit, feeds and assists in feeding patients, and assist in routine physical care needs of patients as directed by nurse. Other responsibilities include phlebotomy, assessment and planning, functioning as a member of Interdisciplinary Treatment Team, and implementation, including co-leading group sessions, implementing treatment approaches and providing appropriate observation to patient status.
EDUCATION: Minimum 2 yrs schooling in Psychology or related field. Experience preferred
Rotating weekends required
EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled
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How this job compares
Set against the 3,432 open Patient Care jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$64–86K/yr168 salary ranges
- Connecticut median$21–34/hr50 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 84 open Patient Care jobs in Connecticut and 3,432 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Connecticut
- Hartford HealthCare28 open
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- Experience
- Patient Care postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (879 postings).
- Education
- 642 of the 3,432 open Patient Care jobs (19%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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