Cambridge Health Alliance
Milieu Counselor - Pediatric Psychiatric Development - 32 Hrs, D/E
Cambridge Health Alliance, Somerville, Massachusetts, us, 02145
Overview
Location: CHA Somerville Campus. Work: 32 hours per week, 8 hour shifts with E/O weekend rotation and holidays as assigned. Category: Human and Social Services. Department: Psych SH 5 East Neuro Nursing. Job Type: PT20Plus HPW. Work Shift: Day / Evening.
CHA is offering a $5,000 sign on bonus for all Milieu Counselor positions that are 32-40 hours per week.
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a vibrant, innovative health system dedicated to providing essential services to all members of the community. With almost 140,000 patients in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s Metro North region, CHA is a local provider of choice for primary care, specialty care, emergency services, hospital care, maternity care and behavioral health.
CHA opened a new inpatient center for youth with acute behavioral health needs. Located in Somerville, the facility offers care for children 3-12, adolescents 13-17, and children with neuro-developmental disorders. The Center for Inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Somerville will provide a transformative continuum of patient and family-centered care for diverse youth with mental health needs.
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE'S Child and Adolescent inpatient Neurodevelopment Unit provides specialist assessment and care for children and adolescents who have severe mental health and neurodevelopmental needs. CHA provides services for children experiencing complex and persistent emotional and behavioral difficulties due to neurodevelopmental challenges. We care for our patients in a newly renovated secured 6-bed unit at the CHA Somerville Campus. Our unit offers private rooms, communal eating and living areas, an outdoor activity space, an active sensory room, quiet “calming” spaces for both individual and group play and learning.
Job Purpose The Milieu Counselor is a member of the multidisciplinary team who, under the supervision of a registered nurse, is responsible for a safe and structured service as well as attending to the individual needs of patients in crisis in an inpatient psychiatric setting.
The Milieu Counselor will assist with ADLs, lead or co-lead groups, perform safety checks, conduct 1:1 meetings with patients, and will accurately chart patients' BP, TPR & weight. Notifies RN of any changes in vital signs. Accurately measures and documents patient's intake and output. Assists patients following through with ADLs (bathing, laundry, toileting, organizing room), maintaining nutritional and hydration needs, and assisting and monitoring the patient’s needs and other tasks as assigned by the charge RN.
Responsibilities
Assist with ADLs; lead or co-lead groups; perform safety checks; conduct 1:1 meetings with patients; accurately chart vital signs (BP, TPR, weight); notify RN of any changes in vital signs.
Accurately measure and document patient's intake and output.
Assist patients with ADLs (bathing, laundry, toileting, organizing room); maintain nutritional and hydration needs; monitor and support patient needs; complete other tasks as assigned by the charge RN.
Qualifications/Experience
High school diploma required; B.A., B.S., or M.A. preferred or equivalent years of human service experience.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Prior human services, behavioral or psychiatric experience strongly preferred; inpatient psychiatric experience is preferred.
All newly hired candidates must successfully complete a job specific physical test.
In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids discrimination based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and to maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment. We will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct that encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.
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CHA is offering a $5,000 sign on bonus for all Milieu Counselor positions that are 32-40 hours per week.
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a vibrant, innovative health system dedicated to providing essential services to all members of the community. With almost 140,000 patients in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s Metro North region, CHA is a local provider of choice for primary care, specialty care, emergency services, hospital care, maternity care and behavioral health.
CHA opened a new inpatient center for youth with acute behavioral health needs. Located in Somerville, the facility offers care for children 3-12, adolescents 13-17, and children with neuro-developmental disorders. The Center for Inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Somerville will provide a transformative continuum of patient and family-centered care for diverse youth with mental health needs.
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE'S Child and Adolescent inpatient Neurodevelopment Unit provides specialist assessment and care for children and adolescents who have severe mental health and neurodevelopmental needs. CHA provides services for children experiencing complex and persistent emotional and behavioral difficulties due to neurodevelopmental challenges. We care for our patients in a newly renovated secured 6-bed unit at the CHA Somerville Campus. Our unit offers private rooms, communal eating and living areas, an outdoor activity space, an active sensory room, quiet “calming” spaces for both individual and group play and learning.
Job Purpose The Milieu Counselor is a member of the multidisciplinary team who, under the supervision of a registered nurse, is responsible for a safe and structured service as well as attending to the individual needs of patients in crisis in an inpatient psychiatric setting.
The Milieu Counselor will assist with ADLs, lead or co-lead groups, perform safety checks, conduct 1:1 meetings with patients, and will accurately chart patients' BP, TPR & weight. Notifies RN of any changes in vital signs. Accurately measures and documents patient's intake and output. Assists patients following through with ADLs (bathing, laundry, toileting, organizing room), maintaining nutritional and hydration needs, and assisting and monitoring the patient’s needs and other tasks as assigned by the charge RN.
Responsibilities
Assist with ADLs; lead or co-lead groups; perform safety checks; conduct 1:1 meetings with patients; accurately chart vital signs (BP, TPR, weight); notify RN of any changes in vital signs.
Accurately measure and document patient's intake and output.
Assist patients with ADLs (bathing, laundry, toileting, organizing room); maintain nutritional and hydration needs; monitor and support patient needs; complete other tasks as assigned by the charge RN.
Qualifications/Experience
High school diploma required; B.A., B.S., or M.A. preferred or equivalent years of human service experience.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Prior human services, behavioral or psychiatric experience strongly preferred; inpatient psychiatric experience is preferred.
All newly hired candidates must successfully complete a job specific physical test.
In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids discrimination based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and to maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment. We will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct that encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.
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