Residential Care Counselor

Brown Medicine•Exeter, CA

13d•$18 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

The Residential Care Counselor is responsible for the care and safety of assigned children and serves as their primary residential care counselor within a multidisciplinary treatment team. The role contributes to the formulation of therapeutic residential treatment plans and implements, observes, and documents the program under the direction of the Residential Care Supervisor. The counselor helps maintain a safe, therapeutic environment; supervises children in daily routines; supports activities of daily living; and provides therapeutic interventions during behavioral crises using the least restrictive safe alternative. The role also participates in admission, assessment, treatment planning, team communication, program activities, and staff development. Brown University Health employees are expected to model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence and demonstrate its core Success Factors: Instill Trust and Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus, and Collaborate.

Requirements

Baccalaureate degree in a human service field; other education and experience may be substituted at the Hiring Manager's discretion.
Knowledge and skills to provide care across the life span, taking account of aging processes, human development stages, and cultural patterns.
Six months to one year of direct child-care work with emotionally impaired youth.
Current Bradley Hospital Crisis Management certification or enrollment in a Bradley Hospital course.
Current CPR certification.
Current ERS, Safety, and OSHA certification.
Must be able to drive; driving is required.

Responsibilities

Help maintain a safe and therapeutic environment.
Participate in developing and carrying out residential care plans for assigned children in accordance with department and program policies and procedures.
Maintain and document each child's observation level as ordered by the physician or Program Director during each shift.
Supervise children during daily routines and assist with activities of daily living and personal hygiene according to each child's level of competence.
Identify, report, and actively resolve potential and actual program problems.
Report critical incidents promptly to the Residential Care Supervisor or Nursing Supervisor/Program Nurse and document them in the child's chart.
Intervene therapeutically in disruptive milieu situations and situations involving harm to self or other children.
Follow hospital, department, and program policies and procedures.
Attend program meetings and staff development meetings as assigned.
Maintain current crisis management, CPR, ERS, Safety, and OSHA certifications.
Participate in admission interviews as assigned and help establish an initial therapeutic alliance with the child and family.
Complete an initial milieu assessment within 24 hours of admission and develop an initial problem list and residential care plan within 24 hours.
Review and revise the residential care plan and problem list daily as needed.
Communicate each child's treatment plan to program staff and liaise with multidisciplinary treatment providers.
Participate in DPCs, treatment team meetings, and shift reports.
Document significant observations of children and families and milieu treatment in the child's chart in a timely manner.
Share knowledge and experience with other staff through formal and informal staff development forums.
Support the development of residential care plans and behavioral management approaches.
Set consistent, supportive therapeutic limits within hospital, program, and department standards.
Implement behavioral programs tailored to a child's needs in collaboration with off-line clinicians.
Participate in and help organize program activities, and support the recreation therapy program.
Model appropriate, therapeutic interpersonal interactions with children and families.
Handle crisis situations safely and effectively using the least restrictive safe patient-care alternative.
Seek formal and informal supervision and incorporate feedback into job performance.