Mental Health Counselor, Mental Health Unit, Per Diem, Varied as needs dictate

Heywood Hospital•Gardner, MA

3d•$27 - $34•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Mental Health Counselor in the Mental Health Unit. The role involves performing admission intakes, individual, and group therapies. The counselor will participate in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Patient Therapy program and collaborate with other healthcare disciplines to provide psychiatric services to clients. The position is Per Diem, with hours varied as needs dictate. Heywood Healthcare offers competitive wages, great benefits, and generous earned time off.

Requirements

BA or BS required in Psychology, Human Services or related field.
1 year minimum clinical experience in the Human Services field.
Evidence of good personal interactions with a wide range of patients and caregivers.
Physical and mental health to meet the demands of the position.
AHA BLS required or obtained within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Systematically gathers and evaluates relevant information and data from the patient interview and/or from patient information sources.
Assures that the patient exams, tests and/or procedures are consistent with the nature of patient’s needs and orders.
Identifies variations from expected findings and/or test values.
Informs the charge nurse when variations are identified.
Plans for and provides patient teachings.
Identifies situations when it is appropriate to involve the family and/or significant other and/or friends in patient’s education.
Prioritizes requests based on the nature of request and the condition and/or situation of the patients.
Assesses and reassesses the patient’s condition.
Coordinates and communicates with other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive patient service and care.
When appropriate, delegates to other healthcare professionals.
Works together to complete assignments with departmental and healthcare team members.
Supports comprehensive case management to assure patient success and meet standards of care and standards of practice.
Collects patient information from all available resources to formulate a comprehensive database and initial treatment plan.
Coordinates care with the patient care provider (PCP), outpatient providers, and other services.
Participates in multi-disciplinary team in treatment planning to assure care delivered is matched to identified patient needs.
Responds to all assigned case management within Heywood Hospital for the provision of differential diagnostics, treatment planning and disposition.
Identifies insurance and obtains approval and/or a referral for services provided.
Provides individual and group therapies according to Mental Health Unit standards to meet identified patient needs.
Documents the interventions provided and responses of each patient according to established policies and procedures.
Supports the Mental Health Unit Staff in the supervision of students and interns so that performance standards and documentation requirements are met.
Seeks professional growth experiences to gain knowledge skills, and abilities, as well as, share what is learned with other team members.