Milieu Specialist - Nights

Hendricks Behavioral Hospital•Plainfield, IN

8d•$24 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

The Milieu Specialist works under the direct supervision of the CNO and Nurse Manager, in conjunction with the Milieu Manager, to support the physical, social, emotional, and behavioral needs of psychiatric and/or chemically dependent patients. The role promotes a therapeutic environment and participates in the hospital’s total program in accordance with its philosophy, goals, and functions. The Specialist maintains departmental treatment activities in compliance with standards of practice, hospital and department policies and procedures, and regulatory standards. Primary responsibilities include providing a safe and therapeutic milieu, maintaining program structure, supporting admissions and discharges, providing crisis intervention, and facilitating daily activities. The Specialist works with the Charge Nurse to formulate shift responsibilities, facilitates MHT groups, precepts new MHTs and MHT IIs, continues training current MHTs and MHT IIs, and attends staffing and preceptor meetings. The role also requires accountability, punctuality, dependability, effective time management, clear and respectful communication, active listening, constructive feedback, and escalation of peer-staff conflicts to nursing leadership and program managers as necessary.

Requirements

High school degree or equivalent preferred.
3 or more years of related experience preferred.
Knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques and an understanding of mental illness preferred.

Nice To Haves

A degree from an accredited college or university in social work, recreational therapy, psychology, human services, or an appropriate therapeutic discipline.

Responsibilities

Support the physical, social, emotional, and behavioral needs of psychiatric and/or chemically dependent patients.
Promote a therapeutic environment and participate in the hospital’s total program.
Maintain departmental treatment activities in compliance with standards of practice, policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
Provide a safe and therapeutic milieu and maintain program structure.
Support patient admissions and discharges.
Provide crisis intervention and support daily activities.
Accept responsibility for actions, decisions, and outcomes; demonstrate punctuality, dependability, and effective time management.
Communicate clearly and respectfully with patients, families, and colleagues; practice active listening and constructive feedback.
Address conflicts among peer staff by meeting with nursing leadership and program managers as necessary.
Formulate shift responsibilities with the Charge Nurse and facilitate MHT groups.
Precept new MHTs and MHT IIs and continue training current MHTs and MHT IIs.
Attend staffing and preceptor meetings.