Residential Care Counselor

Brown Medicine•Rumford, SD

5d•$18 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the care and safety of assigned children and serves as the primary residential care counselor as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team. The role contributes to developing therapeutic residential treatment plans and implements, observes, and documents the program under the direction of the Residential Care Supervisor. The counselor supports children and families through admission and treatment, helps maintain a safe and therapeutic environment, and models Brown University Health’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, along with the core Success Factors of 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, considering aging processes, human development stages, and cultural patterns throughout care.
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.
Ability to travel as driving is required.

Responsibilities

Support the initial therapeutic alliance with children and families on admission and participate in initial admission interviews as assigned.
Complete an initial milieu assessment and develop an initial problem list and residential care plan within 24 hours of admission.
Review and revise residential care plans and problem lists daily as needed.
Communicate each child’s residential treatment plan to Program staff and liaise with multidisciplinary treatment providers.
Participate in DPCs, treatment team meetings, shift reports, assigned Program meetings, and staff development meetings.
Understand Program quality assurance indicators and related responsibilities.
Document significant child and family observations and milieu treatment accurately and promptly in the child’s chart.
Share knowledge and experience with staff through formal and informal staff development forums.
Contribute to residential care plan and behavioral management development, and implement plans under the direction of the Residential Care Supervisor.
Teach and assist children with activities of daily living and personal hygiene according to their level of competence.
Set consistent, supportive therapeutic limits according to Hospital, Program, and Department standards.
Institute behavioral programs tailored to children’s needs in collaboration with off-line clinicians.
Participate in and help organize Program activities, and support the recreation therapy program.
Model appropriate, therapeutic interactions with children and families.
Handle crises safely and effectively using the least restrictive safe patient care alternative.
Seek supervision and incorporate feedback to improve job performance.
Help maintain a safe and therapeutic environment; supervise assigned children during daily routines and assist with activities of daily living.
Maintain and document each child’s observation level as ordered by the physician or Program Director each shift.
Identify, report, and actively resolve potential or actual Program problems.
Provide timely verbal reports of critical incidents to the Residential Care Supervisor or Nursing Supervisor/Program Nurse and document incidents in the child’s chart.
Intervene therapeutically in disruptive milieu situations or situations involving harm to self or another child.
Follow Hospital, Department, and Program policies and procedures.
Maintain current crisis management, CPR, ERS, Safety, and OSHA certifications.
Perform independently within Program policies and practices and refer complex problems requiring policy clarification to a supervisor.