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EPBH Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital
Residential Care Counselor
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What they do
A Residential Assistant or Advisor works in a residential mental health, long-term care, or substance abuse treatment facility and provides support for patients, including resolving conflicts, helping them adjust to their environment, and alleviating concerns. Performs inspections and assists with move-ins and facility programming.
$47,956 / year median in New Hampshire
+5% projected growth
Job Description
SUMMARY:
Responsible for the care and safety of assigned children. As a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team, assumes primary residential care counselor role. Responsible for input into the formulation of a therapeutic residential treatment plan, and the implementation, observation, and documentation of this program under the direction of the Residential Care Supervisor. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done.The core Success Factors include:
Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and CollaborateRESPONSIBILITIES
PRINCIPALDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Participates in maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment- Participates in the development and operationalization of the residential care plan for assigned children according to established Department and Program-based procedure and policy
- Maintains and documents level of child observation as ordered by the physician or Program Director each shift
- Supervises assigned children in daily routines and assists with activities of daily living
- Identifies, reports, and actively resolves potentialctual problems in the Program
- Demonstrates appropriate critical incident follow-up skills by timely verbal reporting to Residential Care Supervisor or Nursing Supervisor/Program Nurse and documentation in child's chart
- Intervenes in disruptive milieu or destructive to self/other child situations providing timely therapeutic intervention(s).Adheres to Hospital, Departmental, and Program policies and procedures
- Attends Program meetings as assigned
- Maintains current certification in crisis management
- Maintains current CPR certification
- Maintains current ERS, Safety & OSHA certifications
- Attends Program staff development meetings as assigned
- Consistently follows all Hospital and Departmental policies and procedures
- Consistently follows all Program-based policies and procedures.
- Participates in the initial admission interview process as assigned
- Works to support initial therapeutic alliance with child and family on admission
- Completes initial milieu assessment within a 24 hour period. Develops initial problem list and residential care plan within 24 hours of admission
- Reviews residential care plan and problem list on a daily basis, revising as necessary
- Communicates individual child residential treatment plans in an ongoing manner to other Program staff, including liaison with other multidisciplinary treatment providers
- Actively participates in DPC's, treatment team, and shift report
- Is aware of Program QA indicators and responsibilities related to such
- Accurately documents significant child/family observations/milieu treatment in the child's chart in a timely fashion
- Offers information and knowledge acquired through experience to other staff via formal/ informal staff development forums.
- Assists and teaches child in activities of daily living and personal hygiene based upon child's level of competence
- Demonstrates ability to set consistent and supportive therapeutic limits within guidelines of Hospital, Program, and Department standards
- Institutes behavioral programs specific to the needs of the child in collaboration with off-line clinicians
- Participates and assists in organizing Program activities
- Consistently models to children/families appropriate and therapeutic interpersonal staff/child interactions
- Supports and participates in recreation therapy program
- Handles crisis situations in a safe, effective manner, utilizing the least restrictive, safe patient care alternative
- Takes the initiative to seek formalnformal supervision, incorporating suggestions for improvement/changes in job performance.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
BASICKNOWLEDGE
Baccalaureate Degree in a Human Service field. Other education and experience considered and may be substituted for educational requirements at the discretion of the Hiring Manager. Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.EXPERIENCE
Six months to one year of direct child care work with emotionally impaired youth. Current Bradley Hospital Crisis Management certification or enrollment in Bradley Hospital course. Current CPR certification. Current ERS, Safety &OSHA certification.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
None Pay Range:
$18.13- 29.
EEO Statement:
Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.Location:
BH-Exeter-CADD Exeter House- 51 Widow Sweets Rd Exeter, Rhode Island 02822
Work Type:
Wk1 Tues, Fri, Sat 2p-10p Wk2 Sun, Mon, Fri 2p-10pWork Shift:
Evening Daily Hours:
8 hoursDriving Required:
Yes As Rhode Island's largest health system and private employer, Brown University Health is the state's premier provider of health services and includes the only Level I Trauma Center for southeastern New England. Today, more than 20,000 people work at Brown University Health and bring their unique skills, experiences, and compassion to their jobs every day. Formed in 1994, Brown University Health is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals ofThe Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University:
Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation's first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital and Morton Hospital, community hospitals offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state's largest provider of community behavioral health care; and Brown Health Medical Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island. Brown University Health is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity of cultural background, race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and perspectives- we are actively committed to a diverse workforce that represents the patients and community that we serve. We are invested in creating a respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment that supports the holistic well-being of our employees and their families. Join us and help build a healthier future for our patients
- and for yourself.