Mental Health Partner - Pediatric Psychiatry - VTCC - PRN

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

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About The Position

The Mental Health Partner provides direct, age-specific mental health care to the child, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients being treated for psychiatric illness based on the interdisciplinary plan of care, under the direction of an RN. Functions under the direction of a LIP, manager and RN in providing relationship-based and age-specific care to psychiatric patients including emotional support using therapeutic communication, developing skills in thinking and responding, assisting with the development and maintenance of a safe and therapeutic milieu; all in accordance with hospital, nursing and unit policy/procedure. Job duties may include the handling, transportation, access to and/or contact with medications and related supplies. Inventing better care, day by day by discovery Sound outrageous? It absolutely is. Sound impossible? That’s never stopped us before. Sound like hard work, intense research, collaboration with experts around the world, sheer brainpower meets unrelenting willpower? That’s. Exactly. Right. We’ll do whatever it takes to offer the best in care and empower the best in quality of life. And it’s an approach that works — whether it’s a patient who undergoes a new, life-saving procedure or a clinical researcher who finds promise in a new cancer treatment, exciting new medicine is happening at VCU Health. We have it all: • One college and four health sciences schools • An academic medical center • A Level I trauma center • One of only two NCI-designated cancer centers in Virginia • The region’s only full-service children’s hospital • More than 800 physicians in 200 specialties • With a community health center, dedicated research teams, facilities and valued partners in every field Our medical teams are top notch. And we’re not too shy to boast of internationally known physicians, some recognized as the best in the country, top-ranked local specialists and all-around all-stars at every level. From our very first years to our most recent advancements, we are driven to learn more, dig deeper, teach passionately and never rest in order to be a true leader in discovering what’s possible in health and recovery. We are a comprehensive system of care and a pioneer of health. Read VCU Health Year In Review for more about our accomplishments.

Requirements

• CPR certification
• Bachelor’s Degree in a human services field (counseling, psychology, social work, or related field).

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with children or adults with emotional and mental disorders
• Experience providing patient care on an inpatient psychiatric hospital unit
• At least one year of supplemental related training working with emotional and mental disorders

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees