Per Diem CRC - Overnight 3 East
About The Position
Under direction of the Nurse Manager, Clinical Coordinator & Charge Nurse, the Community Residence Counselor (CRC ) provides direct patient care and participates in therapeutic milieu within the scope of defined practice. The Pavilion is an adult, unlocked, residential program treating acute and sub-acute psychiatric patients requiring comprehensive psychiatric and neuropsychiatric consultation, assessment, and treatment. The Pavilion is designed to provide unparalleled diagnostic evaluation with an emphasis on evidence-based care, discretion, flexibility, and confidentiality.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent required and Bachelor's Degree Related Field of Study preferred
- One-year patient care or related experience preferred, preferably in a psychiatric setting 1-2 years preferred
- Driver's license (MA, CT, NH, NY, RI, VT) is required with the ability to satisfactorily meet and maintain hospital driving standards.
- Time Management
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Maintains a commitment to professional growth and competency.
- All employees must possess basic computer skills to use a variety of electronic or online systems (PRISM) for communication, clinical and administrative purposes.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Epic preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provides direct patient care in accordance with current treatment plan, under the supervisor of the Nurse Manager, Clinical Coordinator and Charge Nurse.
- Provides and supervises community activities according to needs.
- This may include driving & transporting patients to and from activities in hospital vehicles.
- Remains awake and alert, at all times, while on the job.
- Assists patients in maintaining and keeping various appointments.
- Clear, concise, and timely documentation and shift notes.
- Establishes relationships with patients that are helpful and maintains professional boundaries.
- Participates in patient rounds, status checks, or teams per program guidelines.
- Completes assigned patient care tasks per program guidelines and/or daily assignment sheet.
- Works effectively to manage the therapeutic milieu.
- Provides patients with direction and supervision as needed.
- Follows established hospital & program policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Communicates information regarding patient milieu/therapeutic environment to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
- Communicates observations related to medication side effects, physical and emotional changes to appropriate medical staff in a timely manner.
- Encourage patients in their activities of daily living.
- Assesses sleep patterns and assists patients to develop more appropriate sleep cycles notifying clinical team as necessary.
- Completes mandatory annual in-service requirements, including but not limited to: CPR and de-escalation.
- Attends and participates in rounds and case conferences when appropriate.
- Physical ability for participation in patient activities.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
