HAAD Mental Health Nurse
International Medical Corps
Total years of experience :10 years, 8 Months
Caring for patients with acute conditions - building relationships and responding to
their physical and emotional needs, while delivering effective care.
* Administering patients' medications andtreatments - andmonitoring results.
* Interacting with patients' families and other care staff - offering advice and
information on patients'conditions.
* Preparing and maintaining patients records, producing care plans and risk
assessments.
* Organizingsocial events aimed at developing patients' socialskills and helping to
reduce feelings ofisolation.
* Collaborates with the multidisciplinary care team, patient and family in the
assessment and coordination of the patient care needs.
* Organizethedevelopmentofinitialcareplanwithfocusonanyimmediatesafety
concerns.
* Establishlong-termgoalsincaseplanning, which caninclude familystability.
* Coordinate the provision of social services to patients, families, and significant
others to enable these parties to deal with the impact of illness on individual
familyfunctioningandtoachievemaximumbenefitsfromhealthcareservices.
* Evaluate client satisfaction and quality of care provided.
* Serve as a client Advocate.
* Provide regular updates and reports as required.
* Coordinate the provision of social services to patients, families, and significant others
to enable these parties to deal with the impact of illness on individual family
functioning and to achieve maximumbenefits fromhealthcare services.
* Conduct review for appropriate utilization of services from admission through
discharge/termination.
• Provide mental health counseling and support to individuals, families and groups in
the community.
• Maintain strict confidentiality guidelines regarding all clients, conversations and
referrals.
• Organize special events related to mental health disorders.
• Coordinate workshops on mental health and mental health issues.
• Prepare proposals for program funding.
• Maintain confidential written records of client interactions.
• Create and maintain current and accurate records of the numbers of clients served
and the issues.
• Createandmaintainnotesaboutcommunitycontacts, presentationsandworkshops.
• Maintain notes about suggestions for future presentations and programs.
• Conduct all tasks with regard to any and all relevant legislation, policies and
procedures.
• Provides regularfeedback tostaff.
• Delegates responsibility effectively.
• Effectively prepares and maintain budgets.
• Develop staff by providing training or avenues to receive training.
• Worksin collaboration with Operations on programs issues anddevelopment.
• Worksin collaboration with HR on employee relation issues and paperwork.