SUPV - MENTAL HEALTH TECHS (FT)

UHS • Bartlett, TN

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Milieu Supervisor is responsible for the supervision and safety of patients by Community Counselors, Mental Health Technicians and Certified nursing Assistants on the C&A units. The Milieu Supervisor provides direct patient care under the supervision of the Charge nurse in coordination with the Director of Nursing. The Milieu Supervisor will work with nursing staff to create a safe environment for patients by taking proactive steps to prevent crises on the units. The Milieu Supervisor creates a safe environment for patients, saves lives when necessary, provides hope, empowers patients, and teaches new tools for staff to use when working with patients. The Milieu Supervisor provides direct patient care under the supervision of the Director of Nursing. Primary responsibilities include the supervision of CC’s, ensuring a safe and therapeutic milieu, crisis intervention, individual/family education groups, and ensuring all patients attend to their activities of daily living. The Milieu Supervisor also ensures that the program schedule set in place by the Program Director is adhered to by staff. The Milieu Supervisor will serve as a liaison between Social Services, Nursing Services, and Medical Staff Services. Additionally, the Milieu Supervisor will work with all Nursing staff to ensure Special Behavioral Treatment Plans are carried out as written by the treatment team. The Milieu Supervisor will function as a staff-development trainer, sharing expert techniques and strategies with core and prn staff working with children and adolescents. This will include demonstrating effective crisis-management skills, taking proactive steps to prevent crises on the units when warning signs become evident, and provide a coach-to-team approach of problem-solving on the units. Additionally, the Milieu Supervisor will be responsible for recognizing nursing team members who need additional training with therapeutic techniques/skills and provide intentional redirection and oversight to help improve such skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Special Education, Psychology, or related field preferred.
• Must have 5 – 7 years of experience in hospital or healthcare setting; experience with behavioral health population preferred.
• Must possess knowledge of psychiatric group processes, therapeutic relationships processes, age specific growth and development, limit setting and behavior management, crisis management with aggressive behaviors, and CPR training.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Special Education, Psychology, or related field.
• Experience with behavioral health population.

Responsibilities

• Supervision and safety of patients by Community Counselors, Mental Health Technicians and Certified nursing Assistants on the C&A units.
• Provides direct patient care under the supervision of the Charge nurse in coordination with the Director of Nursing.
• Works with nursing staff to create a safe environment for patients by taking proactive steps to prevent crises on the units.
• Creates a safe environment for patients, saves lives when necessary, provides hope, empowers patients, and teaches new tools for staff to use when working with patients.
• Supervises CC’s, ensures a safe and therapeutic milieu, crisis intervention, individual/family education groups, and ensures all patients attend to their activities of daily living.
• Ensures that the program schedule set in place by the Program Director is adhered to by staff.
• Serves as a liaison between Social Services, Nursing Services, and Medical Staff Services.
• Works with all Nursing staff to ensure Special Behavioral Treatment Plans are carried out as written by the treatment team.
• Functions as a staff-development trainer, sharing expert techniques and strategies with core and prn staff working with children and adolescents.
• Demonstrates effective crisis-management skills, taking proactive steps to prevent crises on the units when warning signs become evident, and provides a coach-to-team approach of problem-solving on the units.
• Recognizes nursing team members who need additional training with therapeutic techniques/skills and provide intentional redirection and oversight to help improve such skills.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent comprehensive benefits
• Opportunities for advancement
• Tuition assistance
• Paid time off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan for full-time and part-time positions
• 401k plan with company match for full-time and part-time positions
• Generous Paid Time Off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager