Mental Health Specialist; Psychiatric Adult; 0.8FTE; Day/Night Shift

About the role

The Mental Health Specialist (MHS) provides direct care for patients in the psychiatric milieu, focusing on assessment, monitoring, behavioral interventions, coping strategies, milieu therapy, safety monitoring, and reporting to the multidisciplinary treatment team.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care for patients in the psychiatric milieu by interacting with patients individually and in groups.
• Focuses on assessment and monitoring of symptoms and behaviors.
• Implements behavioral interventions.
• Enhances coping strategies.
• Utilizes a variety of modalities for milieu therapy and milieu management to assist in providing an environment of intensive therapeutic programming.
• Continuously monitors for safety in the milieu.
• Assesses for safety risks associated with patient behaviors and intervenes in real time as needed to maintain the safety of patients and staff.
• Reports assessment data to the RN and/or other members of the multidisciplinary treatment team.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• CPI Training within 90 days of hire

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or another healthcare or mental health field
• Minimum of one-year experience in a mental health care setting for children/adolescents (strongly preferred, but not required)
• Additional experience providing direct health care services to children/adolescents and/or adults
• CNA certification

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• 401K matching
• Employee recognition program
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid holidays
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Pet insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Adoption assistance

Schedule

FTE: 0.8; Shift: Day/Night Shift, every other weekend, and holiday rotation; Hours per week: 32; Weekends: Some.