Mental Health Specialist, Child and Adolescent Day Hospital

About the role

As a Mental Health Specialist, you will facilitate psychoeducational groups, perform patient interviews and observations, collect data to develop treatment plans, participate in planning and evaluation of patient needs, provide direct patient care services, assist in maintaining a safe therapeutic environment, monitor vital signs, complete written documentation and data entry into the electronic medical record (EMR), participate in program evaluation and quality improvement, and attend in-service programs and workshops.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate psychoeducational groups within the programming day.
• Perform patient interviews and observations of patients struggling with mental health issues.
• Collect data from these sessions that can be used to develop a treatment plan for the patient.
• Participate in the planning and evaluation of patient needs based on patient behaviors.
• Provide direct patient care services in accordance with the treatment plan.
• Assist in providing a safe and therapeutic environment according to established policies and procedures.
• Monitor vital signs, as assigned.
• Complete written documentation and data entry into the electronic medical record (EMR) to record patient behaviors, vital signs, and observations in compliance with Hospital and program standards. Complete all documentation so that it is legible, accurate, complete, timely, and in accordance with Hospital & program standards.
• Participate in the evaluation of program effectiveness and efficiency and works to ensure continuous improvements in the quality of services.
• Participate in in-service programs and workshops and incorporates content into performance.
• Demonstrate the ability to adapt to changes in work assignments and work environment.
• Suggest ways in which the unit/program can maintain and improve safety.

Qualifications

• Work requires the ability to read and follow up on documentation in the patient's record, written and oral communication skills sufficient to communicate effectively and maintain documentation, and basic computer usage skills.
• Work requires bachelor's degree in psychology, counseling, social work, a related field (with 2-3 years of relevant experience preferred) or HS/GED and 5 or more years of relevant experience internal to Sheppard Pratt.
• Work requires demonstrated competency in basic patient care methods, procedures, and techniques, as well as specialized skills, procedures, and techniques required for working with the psychiatric population - acquired through Hospital-provided training.
• Work requires interpersonal skills sufficient to establish therapeutic relationships with emotionally disturbed patients and to communicate and work effectively with patients in accordance with treatment plan.
• Work requires analytical skills sufficient to perform written patient documentation, assess situations, identify the need for assistance/supervision, and seek out appropriate resources.
• Work requires ability to physically intervene in medical and behavioral emergencies, transport patients, and lift patients.

Benefits

• A commitment to professional development, including a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program to support ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation.
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits for benefit eligible positions.
• 403b retirement match.
• Generous paid-time-off for benefit eligible positions.
• Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Generous mileage reimbursement program.

Pay

Pay for this position is determined on a number of factors, including but not limited to, years and level of related experience. The pay range is $20.95 minimum to $31.45 maximum.