Milieu Counselor - Adult Psychiatry, 8 Hrs/wk, Nights

Location : CHA Cambridge Hospital

Category : Clinical Support

Department : 7 West Adult Nursing

Job Type : Part Time (Less Than 20 Hours Per Week)

Union Name : CH Laborers 380

Work Schedule: Night

Length Of Shift(s) In Hours : 8

Shift Details: 11pm-7:30am

Hours/Week: 8.00

Weekend /Holiday Requirements: Every other weekend rotation and holidays as assigned

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.

7 West, located at Cambridge Hospital, is a secured, inpatient psychiatric nursing unit for adults. We care for our patients using a multi-disciplinary approach to provide patient and family centered care. A continued emphasis on restraint reduction is ongoing and treatment focus is on assessment, stabilization, and after care treatment planning. Our approach is trauma informed, evidence based, and centered on the patients and their families.

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.

As a Milieu Counselor, your role will be to assist with ADL's (Activities of Daily Living), lead or co-lead therapeutic groups, perform safety checks and have 1:1 meetings with patients. You’ll accurately chart patients B/P, TPR & weight and notify the nurse of any changes in vital signs. You will measure and document the patient's intake and output, while maintaining their nutritional and hydration needs, as well as any other tasks 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.

Please note that the final offer may vary within the listed Pay Range, based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone 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 establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.