Community Residence Counselor

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About the role

The OCDI for Children & Adolescents (OCDI Jr.) is seeking to hire a Community Residence Counselor (CRC). The OCDI Jr. provides residential and partial hospitalization level care for children/adolescents experiencing significant OCD, anxiety, and other comorbid diagnoses. CRCs are trained in exposure and response-prevention (ERP) as well as other evidence-based treatments. Under direction of the Program Director and the program manager, the CRC provides direct patient care and participates in therapeutic milieu within the scope of defined practice.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care through group and individual counseling in accordance with current treatment plan.
• Ensures clear, concise, and timely documentation; encounter forms and shift notes.
• Establishes helpful relationships with patients while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Participates in patient rounds or teams per program guidelines.
• Completes assigned patient care tasks per program guidelines.
• Intervenes in managing complex patient situations.
• Remains awake and alert at all times while on the job.
• Works effectively to manage the therapeutic milieu.
• Participates in leading and co-leading patient groups.
• Provides and supervises community activities according to needs, including transporting patients to and from activities in hospital vehicles.
• Provides patients with direction and supervision as needed.
• Follows established program policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Assumes leadership when functioning in charge counselor position by delegating duties and providing supervision when needed.
• Communicates information regarding patient milieu/therapeutic environment to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
• Supervises patients in taking medication as prescribed and follows all program and hospital-wide policies and procedures.
• Reports and documents missed doses to appropriate staff.
• Communicates observations related to medication side effects and desired effects to appropriate medical staff in a timely manner.
• Supports nursing staff in assisting patients to acquire skills to successfully self-medicate.
• Assists patients in their activities of daily living.
• Identifies patient’s strengths and deficits related to ADLs and initiates and implements interventions to meet these needs.
• Assesses sleep patterns and assists patients to develop more appropriate sleep cycles, notifying clinical team as necessary.
• Assists patients in maintaining and keeping various appointments.
• Maintains a commitment to professional growth and competency by completing mandatory in-service requirements.
• Identifies areas of strengths and areas needing improvement with supervisor.
• Maintains competency for treating age-specific patient populations.
• Uses supervision effectively to enhance professional growth and development.
• Attends and participates in rounds and case conferences when appropriate.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required; Bachelor's Degree in a related field of study preferred.
• One-year patient care or related experience preferred, preferably in a psychiatric setting (1-2 years preferred).
• Driver's license (MA, CT, NH, NY, RI, VT) is required with the ability to satisfactorily meet and maintain hospital driving standards.
• All employees must possess basic computer skills to use a variety of electronic or online systems for communication, clinical, and administrative purposes. Familiarity with Epic preferred.

Skills

• Time Management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team

Pay

$22.40 - $29.73/Hourly

Schedule

• Per Diem
• Rotating shifts

Work Location

3 Claremont Avenue (Onsite)