Position Highlights:

• Position: Mental Health Associate II

• Location: Naperville, IL

• Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

• Hours: 36 Hours/Week

Provides direct care to patients with psychiatric disorders by participating in treatment planning and implementation.  Precepts new employees to the unit.  Trains new Behavioral Health Associates to conduct groups. Supports the maintenance of therapeutic milieu.  Conducts program inservices as directed.  Ensures the safety and well-being of the patients. Maintains documentation according to department/organization procedures.

What you will need:

• A Bachelor's Degree in a Behavioral Health related field

• Maintain information as highly confidential

• Ability to exercise self-control in potentially volatile situations, such as being verbally or physically confronted in a threatening or aggressive manner

• Ability to maintain professional boundaries and willingness to seek supervision

 Experience Preferred:

• Master’s Degree

• Minimum five years of previous psychiatric experience

• Familiarity with medical and psychological terminology

• Skills in teaching or assisting with activities of daily living

• Prior experience with therapeutic limit-setting, along with milieu management

Licensure and/or Certification Required:

• A valid driver’s license is required. If the incumbent uses their personal vehicle to perform work related duties at an off-site location, the incumbent must maintain automobile liability coverage as required by law and evidence of such coverage may be requested

• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification within 90 days of hire

• Current CPR Certification issued by either American Heart Association or Red Cross

Benefits:

• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development

• Various Medical, Dental, and Vision options

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Free Parking at designated locations

• Wellness Program Savings Plan

• Health Savings Account Options

• Retirement Options with Company Match

• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay

• Community Involvement Opportunities

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals – Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) – all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org.  

When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.

Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to “help everyone in our communities be their best”. 

Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.

Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all.

EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.