What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Services Mental Health Counselor - Mental Health Inpatient - PT - Night position at Capital Health (US)?
Work Shift
Night (United States of America)
Capital Health is the region's leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advance technology. Capital Health is a five-time Magnet-Recognized health system for nursing excellence and is comprised of 2 hospitals. Capital Health Medical Group is made up of more than 250 physicians and other providers who offer primary and specialty care, as well as hospital-based services, to patients throughout the region.
Position Overview
"Company will never ask candidates for social security numbers or date of birth during application phase. If you are asked for this information online, you may be a target for identity theft."
Night (United States of America)
Capital Health is the region's leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advance technology. Capital Health is a five-time Magnet-Recognized health system for nursing excellence and is comprised of 2 hospitals. Capital Health Medical Group is made up of more than 250 physicians and other providers who offer primary and specialty care, as well as hospital-based services, to patients throughout the region.
Position Overview
- Formulates programs/groups for treatment and rehabilitation of psychiatric patients.
- Facilitates achieving the goals and objectives of discussion groups, activity groups, and patient health teaching groups.
- Performs routine patient care duties under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.
- Intervenes with critical patients such as escalating of behavior, suicidal behavior, elopement and other emergency situations occurring.
- Performs admission procedures and monitors patients whose behavior may warrant use of special precautions.
- Counsels, instructs and provides support to patients in the performance of routine activities of daily living.
- Identifies and responds to patients in crisis, provides addictions related education and teaches life skills.
- Performs duties to enable the patient to integrate social skills within the framework of milieu therapy.
- Participates in unit based activities and continuing education activities.
"Company will never ask candidates for social security numbers or date of birth during application phase. If you are asked for this information online, you may be a target for identity theft."
