What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRN MILIEU TECH position at EDCare?
Job Details
Description
Summary of Major Functions:
Provide and maintain structure for Partial Hospitalization Program and the Intensive Outpatient Program. Services include conducting psycho-educational groups, facilitating meals and meal processing, documentation, and encouraging a therapeutic milieu.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Demonstrates knowledge of and practice of effective counseling skills.
2. Facilitates meals with patients in a fashion consistent with current policies and procedures; eats
and models appropriate eating behaviors during assigned mealtimes with patients.
3. Contributes clinical information and observations about patients in weekly staffing.
4. Thoroughly integrates new patients into the program via orientation demonstrating knowledge
of all aspects of the clinical program.
5. Demonstrates ability to build therapeutic rapport.
6. Facilitates groups with expertise, demonstrating ability to engage, set limits and monitor the
group process.
7. Maintains and develops group curriculum for psycho-ed groups.
8. Is creative in therapeutic interventions to maintain a safe, supportive, clinically sound milieu.
9. Is present and available for patient requests and needs; provides outreach to patients when
necessary.
10. Maintains daily program structure.
11. Timely completion and accuracy of clinical paperwork: progress notes, group notes etc.
12. Ensures completion of daily attendance documentation for billing purposes.
13. Takes responsibility for opening and/or closing the facility.
14. Will work a minimum of 2 shifts per month, whether scheduled or due to PRN coverage needs in order to maintain employment.
15. Other job duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Experience:
1. Minimum of 6 months experience working in a therapeutic milieu in a behavioral health field or equivalent education in a related academic program.
2. Clinical conceptualization of the treatment of eating disorders and dual diagnosis.
3. Good oral and written communication skills.
4. Treatment orientation that aligns with that of EDCare.
Computer Skills:
1. Must be able to effectively maneuver within an office scheduling system.
2. Minimum of intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
3. Must be able to efficiently learn and effectively work within an electronic medical records system.
Physical Demands and Environment:
Physical demands of this job include but are NOT limited to:
Sitting frequently, standing occasionally, walking occasionally, talking occasionally, hearing constantly, seeing constantly, reaching with arms and hands occasionally, crouching occasionally and using fingers intricately. This position requires lifting/carrying up to 10 pounds occasionally.
Environmental conditions of this job include but are NOT limited to:
95% inside, 99% normal temperature and 99% normal noise as expected in a medical office environment.
Salary : $25 - $29
