PRN Mental Health Counselor

Position Summary:Will be the liaison between the various units, psychiatrists, patients and families. He/She will provide an early assessment; coordinate with the treatment team, patient/family and community resources and provide group therapy sessions. Will also develop and assist with implementation of the patient’s treatment plan and offer support education to patients and families as needed. Will work with the team in formulating a viable discharge plan.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Observes professional ethics in maintaining confidential information acquired concerning all information of patients in the units
• Provides patients with a bio-psychosocial assessment and written discharge plan that is appropriate for the patients’ needs and coordinates patient’s discharge
• Coordinates patient/family participation in treatment process
• Provides services appropriate to the age and functional status of the patients during group times and throughout patient’s day
• Provides psychosocial/therapeutic intervention to patients to maintain or improve patient’s physical, mental and psychosocial needs
• Performs pre-assessment screenings as needed and coordinates patient’s transition from community to unit
• Assist with community education efforts and communication with referral sources as needed
• Provides crisis intervention services, as needed, completion of this function may extend past usual work hours
• Assist with on-call duties as needed
• Assist with patient care as needed (may include, but not limited to, setting up meal trays, sitting in the day room, sitting 1:1 with patients, etc.
• Assumes additional duties as assigned by program director

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

Bachelor's degree from an accredited program in Social Work, Psychology, or related mental health discipline

Working knowledge of community services and resources

Demonstrated leadership

Superior communication and interpersonal skills

General knowledge of psychiatric care and needs

Ability to perform and proceed on his /her own initiative in compliance with policies, practices and procedures of the facility and program director

Qualifications Preferred

Experience in Mental Health Counseling in an acute hospital setting

Working knowledge in formulating a Plan of Care

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made.

· The position occasionally requires sitting, standing and bending

· Occasional very light lifting, up to 20 pounds or an equivalent weight may be required

· May require dealing with violent or physically aggressive people

Note:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will posses the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others.

Pay: From $24.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $24