Patient Services Mental Health Counselor - Mental Health Inpatient - FT - Day

Position Overview

SUMMARY (Basic Purpose of the Job)

Performs a variety of patient care and therapeutic activities in support of the multidisciplinary team in the treatment and rehabilitation of psychiatric patient population with substance abuse problems.

Formulates programs/groups for treatment and rehabilitation of psychiatric patients.

Performs assigned functions to facilitate achieving the goals and objectives of discussion groups, activity groups, and patient health teaching groups.

Essential Functions

• Provides care based on the patient's treatment plan.
• Formulates programs/groups for treatment and rehabilitation of psychiatric patients.
• Performs assigned functions to facilitate achieving the goals and objectives of discussion groups, activity groups, and patient health teaching groups.
• Performs routine patient care duties under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.
• Intervenes with critical patients such as escalating of behavior, suicidal behavior, elopement and other emergency situations occurring.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff in accordance with the safety policy.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic milieu by enforcing program rules, regulations and limits.
• Affords assistance in processing new admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Provides orientation to unit for new patients, including completing patient searches at admission.
• Performs admission procedures in accordance with established policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Makes sure patients whose behavior may warrant use of special precautions are monitored accurately.
• Checks accurately patient's vital signs and weight as assigned.
• Counsels, instructs and provides support to patients in the performance of routine activities of daily living.
• Identifies and responds to patients in crisis, provides addictions related education and teaches life skills.
• Documents accurately in written form pertinent information regarding the patient's behavior; reports findings to the registered nurse.
• Conducts discussion group activities appropriate to education level. Participates in patient teaching groups.
• Plans and leads a group activity, including recreational therapy, recovery tools, therapeutic board games, and journaling groups and other appropriate activity groups.
• Performs duties to enable the patient to integrate social skills within the framework of milieu therapy.
• Participates in unit-based activities and continuing education activities.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Participates in staff meetings, case conferences, and agency-sponsored educational sessions.
• Identifies malfunctioning of equipment and notifies appropriate parties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Frequent physical demands include: Standing, Walking, Carry objects, Wrist position deviation, Pinching/fine motor activities, Keyboard use/repetitive motion.
• Occasional physical demands include: Sitting, climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders), Push/Pull, Twisting, Bending, reaching forward, reaching overhead, Squat/kneel/crawl.
• Continuous physical demands include: Talk or Hear.
• Sensory Requirements include: Accurate Near Vision, Accurate Far Vision, Color Discrimination, Minimal Depth Perception, Accurate Hearing.

Anticipated Occupational Exposure Risks

• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Dust/Particulate Matter

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Healthcare FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Retail Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Transit
• Commuter Parking
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Spouse Voluntary Life
• Employee Voluntary Life
• Child Voluntary Life
• Voluntary Legal Services
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program