Mental Health Specialist

About the role

The Psychiatry Unit at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital provides behavioral health and mental health crisis stabilization for children and adolescents. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support patients with acute behavioral, emotional, and/or psychiatric concerns.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care under the direction of an RN.
• Facilitate structured programming based on milieu needs of pediatric patients.
• Aid in milieu management.
• Plan and organize group programming, including gross motor, psycho-educational, and recreational groups focused on patients' individual and collective needs under the supervision of the Therapeutic Program Coordinator.
• Create a caring, warm environment for patients through setting clear boundaries and interacting in a supportive and encouraging manner to help build self-esteem, age-appropriate interpersonal skills, positive thinking, problem-solving, social cues, language, coping skills, and respect for others and self.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary treatment team by contributing clinical information and observations about patients.
• Communicate in a non-judgmental manner, use effective listening techniques, demonstrate abilities to acknowledge, reflect back to the speaker, paraphrase, and use open-ended questions.
• Document and describe patient behavior, interventions, and responses to interventions in Epic.

Requirements

• Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in a humanities field, such as Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or Child Development; Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross; Non-Abusive Psychological and Physical Intervention (NAPPI) Certification upon or within the new hire period; General knowledge of CBT, DBT, trauma-informed care and related interventions; Knowledge of lifespan development, abnormal psychology, therapeutic processes, growth and development, behavioral management, and therapeutic relationships.

Qualifications

• Preferred qualifications: Mental health experience; Group facilitation experience; Physical Requirements: Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination; Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time; Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range; Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours; Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids; Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Skills

• Knowledge of CBT, DBT, trauma-informed care and related interventions.
• General knowledge of lifespan development, abnormal psychology, therapeutic processes, growth and development, behavioral management, and therapeutic relationships.

Benefits

Cleveland Clinic offers a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare, dental, and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, and more.

Pay

Pay Range Minimum hourly: $20.50 Maximum hourly: $20.50

A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set, and education.