RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR

UHS•Mountain City, TN

5d•$18 - $22

About The Position

Mountain Youth Academy is nestled in Mountain City, Tennessee which is conveniently located near Johnson City, TN, Boone, NC, and Abingdon, VA. We are a 120-bed residential treatment facility and assist in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of behavioral health issues for our young adolescent patients. The Residential Counselor provides direct individual and group treatment and other aspects of patient care to patients with psychiatric disorders, addictive disease disorders or related substance abuse or chemical dependency problems or those dually diagnosed with psychiatric and chemically dependency disorders; to ensure the safety and well-being of these patients; to support the maintenance of therapeutic milieu. The Residential Counselor is responsible of maintaining the overall milieu management and safety of patient and staff in the unit and collaborating effectively with supervisors and management. Residential Counselor – Non-Degreed and Degreed Full-time or PRN positions available Without prior experience earn between $18-22 an hour Degrees increase the base rate Increased rates for those with prior work experience in the medical, behavioral mental healthcare field, working with children and miliary services Shift Differentials: $2-5 Frequent opportunity for overtime Increasing Work/Life balance to meet your needs! Work Full Time as few as 3 days per week Selection of 8, 12, or 16 / hour shifts Available full-time weekend shifts at only 36 hours The Residential Counselor provides direct individual and group treatment and other aspects of patient care to patients with psychiatric disorders, addictive disease disorders or related substance abuse or chemical dependency problems or those dually diagnosed with psychiatric and chemically dependency disorders; to ensure the safety and well-being of these patients; to support the maintenance of therapeutic milieu. The Residential Counselor is responsible of maintaining the overall milieu management and safety of patient and staff in the unit and collaborating effectively with supervisors and management.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required
Associates Degree
Bacherlors Degree
Preferred one year of health care experience required
Verbal De-escalation skills to assist the resident to regain control of their behaviors
Functions as a community lead
The ability to make quick decisions and respond in a crisis
The ability to communicate clearly with a team and work together to solve a crisis
Provides mentoring/shadowing as assigned

Responsibilities

Completes non-clinical assignment tasks related to the admission, transfer and discharge process.
Ascertains the need for and assists patients with a variety of psychiatric and substance abuse diagnoses in meeting immediate needs with the ultimate goal of self-maintenance under the direction of a supervisor.
Assists patients in carrying out their established treatment programs by collaborating with other team members and by participating in ongoing multidisciplinary team meetings with supervisor to assist in reporting of patients' progress.
Documents and reports patient progress/regression.
Follows procedures which adhere to daily schedules, policies and practices prescribed by agency name.