Mental Health Specialist, Adult Day Hopsital

Sheppard Pratt • Towson, MD

1d • $21 - $31 • Onsite

About The Position

The Mental Health Specialist works in Sheppard Pratt’s adult day hospital, a weekday psychiatric program that provides group-based treatment at a level of care between inpatient and outpatient services. Patients attend multiple therapeutic groups during the day and return home in the evenings and on weekends. Treatment may include family meetings and collaborative care, group modalities such as CBT, DBT, medication education, recreation, and psychoeducation, as well as supportive counseling, treatment planning, and aftercare planning.

The specialist facilitates psychoeducational groups, interviews and observes patients, gathers information to support treatment planning, and provides direct care in accordance with each patient’s treatment plan. The role also includes helping maintain a safe and therapeutic environment, monitoring vital signs when assigned, documenting patient behaviors and observations in the electronic medical record, and contributing to program evaluation and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Ability to read and follow documentation in patient records.
• Written and oral communication skills sufficient to communicate effectively and maintain documentation.
• Basic computer skills.
• Demonstrated competency in basic patient care methods, procedures, and techniques, as well as specialized skills and techniques for working with the psychiatric population; acquired through hospital-provided training.
• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field and 2–3 years of relevant experience preferred; alternatively, a high school diploma or GED and at least 5 years of relevant experience internal to Sheppard Pratt.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field and 2–3 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate psychoeducational groups during the programming day.
• Conduct patient interviews and observe patients experiencing mental health issues.
• Collect information from sessions to support development of patient treatment plans.
• Participate in planning and evaluating patient needs based on patient behaviors.
• Provide direct patient care in accordance with treatment plans.
• Help maintain a safe and therapeutic environment in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Monitor vital signs when assigned.
• Document patient behaviors, vital signs, and observations in the electronic medical record accurately, completely, legibly, and on time, in accordance with hospital and program standards.
• Participate in evaluating program effectiveness and efficiency and support continuous improvement in service quality.
• Participate in in-service programs and workshops and apply the learning to job performance.
• Adapt to changes in work assignments and the work environment.
• Suggest ways to maintain and improve unit or program safety.

Benefits

• Extended clinical orientation led by Sheppard Pratt’s Clinical Education Department.
• Professional development support, including tuition reimbursement for ongoing education and licensure or certification preparation.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for benefit-eligible positions.
• 403(b) retirement match.
• Paid time off for benefit-eligible positions.
• Complimentary Employee Assistance Program.
• Mileage reimbursement program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time