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Milieu Therapist (Full Time) – UPMC McKeesport
UPMC McKeesport is currently hiring a full‑time Milieu Therapist to join our team. This position will work various shifts (including day, evening, and overnight) and have weekend/holiday responsibility.
Purpose:
The Milieu Therapist I performs assigned tasks and participates as a member of the multi‑disciplinary team, providing therapeutic activities with assigned individuals and groups.
Responsibilities
Maintain competency requirements.
Learn and utilize up‑to‑date technology and practices in delivery of patient care.
Attend a minimum of one unit‑based Institute‑wide in‑service per year.
Facilitate or co‑facilitate psychoeducational and therapeutic activity groups effectively.
Encourage or assist patients to perform activities of daily living.
Accompany patients to out‑of‑building activities and appointments.
Document in the Medical Record according to established policies.
Manage crisis situations effectively using positive approaches.
Demonstrate effective milieu management skills to promote positive patient experiences.
Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment.
Provide clinical interventions assessed by client needs.
Coordinate patient groups and activities.
Participate in interdisciplinary meetings and other activities.
Maintain ongoing communication with appropriate staff.
Perform assigned work in a timely and productive manner.
Complete 1:1 meetings with assigned patients to assess progress.
Complete observations of patients as ordered, following all guidelines.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in a Human Services field such as Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling from an accredited college or university. Other fields may be considered with at least 12 credits in Human Services.
Preferred mental health experience.
Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
Experience with therapeutic and leisure‑oriented activities in group or individual settings.
Physical capability to provide direct total physical care to unpredictable behavioral health patients.
Ability to lift, support, run towards or away from areas where problems occur, and push or pull equipment such as wheelchairs.
May be required to work in rooms where medications are stored; no contact with medications is allowed. May need to distribute medications to nurses at the bedside.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC)
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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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Purpose:
The Milieu Therapist I performs assigned tasks and participates as a member of the multi‑disciplinary team, providing therapeutic activities with assigned individuals and groups.
Responsibilities
Maintain competency requirements.
Learn and utilize up‑to‑date technology and practices in delivery of patient care.
Attend a minimum of one unit‑based Institute‑wide in‑service per year.
Facilitate or co‑facilitate psychoeducational and therapeutic activity groups effectively.
Encourage or assist patients to perform activities of daily living.
Accompany patients to out‑of‑building activities and appointments.
Document in the Medical Record according to established policies.
Manage crisis situations effectively using positive approaches.
Demonstrate effective milieu management skills to promote positive patient experiences.
Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment.
Provide clinical interventions assessed by client needs.
Coordinate patient groups and activities.
Participate in interdisciplinary meetings and other activities.
Maintain ongoing communication with appropriate staff.
Perform assigned work in a timely and productive manner.
Complete 1:1 meetings with assigned patients to assess progress.
Complete observations of patients as ordered, following all guidelines.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in a Human Services field such as Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling from an accredited college or university. Other fields may be considered with at least 12 credits in Human Services.
Preferred mental health experience.
Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
Experience with therapeutic and leisure‑oriented activities in group or individual settings.
Physical capability to provide direct total physical care to unpredictable behavioral health patients.
Ability to lift, support, run towards or away from areas where problems occur, and push or pull equipment such as wheelchairs.
May be required to work in rooms where medications are stored; no contact with medications is allowed. May need to distribute medications to nurses at the bedside.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC)
Act 34
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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