Mental Health Associate Professional-Full Time- Evenings

Acts as preceptor to all student interns and staff on orientation status

Assists in managing and monitoring aberrant behaviors

Assists residents in meeting individual appointments for assessment and/or treatment

Collects data on each resident and prepares information for staffing

Ensures that therapeutic programming is implemented

Chairs all team debriefings before, during and after shift

Notifies the treatment team on any major incidents (e.g., elopement, therapeutic holds, injuries or seclusions)

Acts as contact person for on duty RN regarding medical issues as well as consults and debriefs directly with RN regarding all precautions, elopements, utilization of time out and therapeutic holds, staff/patient injuries or any other major incidents

Provides milieu documentation and monitors records with supervision

Assists in assuring that correct staff/resident ratios are met and adjusted as needed according to acuity

May perform other duties as assigned or requested and job specification can be modified or updated at any time.

Participates in the development of the milieu

Manages patients during therapeutic milieu activities

Observes, reports and documents behaviors

Provides opportunities to strengthen appropriate behavior and alter problematic behavior

Manages maladaptive behavior

Provides supervision and direct care to patients.

Participates in the development of treatment goals or plans

Implements psycho-education treatment or lesson plans

Engages patients in therapeutic relationships

Supports patients' goals within the program

Enhances patient motivation for change

Creates and maintains an environment that protects patients from harm

Participates in service recovery and uses appropriate resources during complex situations.

Handles conflict resolution in an appropriate, timely, and consistent manner

Identifies personal contributions to unit-based cascading goals

Uses resources (e.g., time, people, supplies, etc.) cost effectively

Other duties as assigned

Required Education: Bachelors Degree in Human Services: Counseling, Education, Social Work, Psychology, or other related field

Preferred Education: Masters Degree in Human Services: Counseling, Education, Social Work, Psychology, or other related field

Required Experience: None - But must be able to verbalize knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of children and adolescents, ages six through seventeen (6-17) years old

Preferred Experience: One (1) year of experience in residential treatment, day hospital, or acute psychiatric inpatient treatment with emotionally/behaviorally disturbed children and adolescents. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of children and adolescents, ages six through seventeen (6-17) years old

Required Certifications and Licensures: Current CPI (Crisis Prevention Management) certification within thirty (30) days of being hired into this role