Mental Health Counselor 130

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Lynn, MA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. This role involves supporting the hospital in a manner that demonstrates a strong and positive commitment to quality patient care. The Mental Health Counselor will serve as a preceptor for new employees and educate staff as needed, utilizing supervision to enhance professional improvement and development. Attendance at clinical meetings impacting patient care is expected, along with maintaining a solid understanding of and adherence to hospital policies and protocols. Participation in quality improvement studies for positive patient care outcomes and maintaining an understanding of regulatory agency expectations are key responsibilities. The role includes recording and reporting patient status to the Registered Nurse, monitoring the patient milieu for safety, and promoting a positive therapeutic environment. Responding to patient needs, assisting with personal hygiene and daily living activities, and collaborating with nurses on patient care are essential. The counselor will also assist in the admitting, discharging, and transferring process, ensuring patient safety and managing patient valuables. Participation in treatment team meetings, assisting with care plan development, and reporting shift issues to the Registered Nurse are also part of the role. Maintaining yearly/biyearly requirements for CPR and Aggression Management is mandatory. Other duties as assigned will also be performed.

Requirements

• Maintain yearly/biyearly requirements of CPR and Aggression Management.

Nice To Haves

• Serve as a preceptor for new employees and educates staff, as needed.
• Utilize supervision in a positive and thoughtful manner to enhance professional improvement and development.
• Attend clinical meetings that will have an impact on patient care.
• Participate in any ongoing quality improvement studies that will have positive patient care outcomes.
• Maintain understanding of and follow regulatory agencies expectations and guidelines (i.e. DMH, DPH, JCAHO, payors, etc.).
• Record and report all observed symptoms, reactions, treatments and changes in the patients status to the Registered Nurse.
• Monitor the patient milieu for safety issues and assist with promoting a positive therapeutic environment.
• Respond to patient care needs and issues, assist patients with personal hygiene and other activities of daily living.
• Collaborate with nurses to assist with any patient nursing needs.
• Assist in the admitting, discharging and transferring process ensuring that patient safety is addressed, monitor patient valuables during belongings search and enter proper data into computer.
• Participate in treatment team meetings, assist with development of care plans and report any issues for shift directly to the Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Support the hospital in such a manner that there is a strong and positive commitment to quality patient care.
• Serve as a preceptor for new employees and educates staff, as needed.
• Utilize supervision in a positive and thoughtful manner to enhance professional improvement and development.
• Attend clinical meetings that will have an impact on patient care.
• Maintain solid understanding of hospital policies and protocols, and practices within those policies and protocols.
• Participate in any ongoing quality improvement studies that will have positive patient care outcomes.
• Maintain understanding of and follow regulatory agencies expectations and guidelines (i.e. DMH, DPH, JCAHO, payors, etc.).
• Record and report all observed symptoms, reactions, treatments and changes in the patients status to the Registered Nurse.
• Monitor the patient milieu for safety issues and assist with promoting a positive therapeutic environment.
• Respond to patient care needs and issues, assist patients with personal hygiene and other activities of daily living.
• Collaborate with nurses to assist with any patient nursing needs.
• Assist in the admitting, discharging and transferring process ensuring that patient safety is addressed, monitor patient valuables during belongings search and enter proper data into computer.
• Participate in treatment team meetings, assist with development of care plans and report any issues for shift directly to the Registered Nurse.
• Maintain yearly/biyearly requirements of CPR and Aggression Management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Vaccinated against influenza (flu)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed