Mental Health Specialist, PRN
Cleveland Clinic•Great Barrington, MA
•Onsite
About The Position
The PRN Mental Health Specialist provides direct care and support to pediatric patients under the direction of the supervisory team and an RN. The role facilitates structured therapeutic programming based on the needs of the milieu, collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, shares patient observations, and helps maintain a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment. The position is at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital in Cleveland and works a day/evening rotation, with shifts of 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. or 3:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m., including every other weekend.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a humanities field, such as Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or Child Development.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.
- Non-Abusive Psychological and Physical Intervention (NAPPI) certification upon hire or within the new-hire period.
- General knowledge of CBT, DBT, trauma-informed care, and related interventions.
- Knowledge of lifespan development, abnormal psychology, therapeutic processes, growth and development, behavioral management, and therapeutic relationships.
Nice To Haves
- Mental health experience.
- Group facilitation experience.
- Previous therapy experience with adults or children.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care under the direction of an RN.
- Facilitate structured programming based on the milieu needs of pediatric patients.
- Assist in milieu management.
- Plan and organize group programming, including gross motor, psycho-educational, and recreational groups focused on patients’ individual and collective needs, under the supervision of the Therapeutic Program Coordinator.
- Create a caring, warm environment by setting clear boundaries and interacting supportively and encouragingly to help patients build self-esteem, age-appropriate interpersonal skills, positive thinking, problem-solving, social cues and language, coping skills, and respect for themselves and others.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary treatment team by contributing clinical information and observations about patients.
- Communicate non-judgmentally using effective listening techniques, acknowledging and reflecting back to speakers, paraphrasing, and asking open-ended questions.
- Document and describe patient behavior, interventions, and responses to interventions in Epic.
