Milieu Counselor - Neurodevelopment
Company: Cambridge Health Alliance
Location: Somerville
Posted on: September 14, 2021
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Job Description:
In partnership with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts we will be
expanding inpatient psychiatric care in the region, by adding 42
new child, adolescent and specialized autism
spectrum/neurodevelopmental beds at our Somerville Campus. The new
CHA Center of Excellence for Child and Adolescent Inpatient Mental
Health Care at Somerville will provide a transformative continuum
of patient and family-centered care for diverse youth with mental
health needs. Cambridge Health Alliance's Child and Adolescent
Neurodevelopment Inpatient Unit provides specialist assessment and
care for children and adolescents who have severe mental health and
neurodevelopmental needs. CHA provides services for children
experiencing complex and persistent emotional and behavioral
difficulties due to neurodevelopmental disorders. We care for our
patients in a newly renovated secured 24-bed unit at the CHA
Somerville Campus. Our unit offers private rooms, communal eating
and living areas, an outdoor activity space, an active sensory
room, quiet 'calming' spaces for both individual and group play and
learning. Job Purpose The Milieu Counselor is a member of the multidisciplinary team
who, under the supervision of a registered nurse, is responsible
for a safe and structured service as well as attending to the
individual needs of patients in crisis in an inpatient psychiatric
setting. The role of a Milieu Counselor will assist with ADL'S lead or
co-lead groups, perform safety checks, 1:1 meetings with patients,
and will accurately chart patients B/P, TPR & weight. Notifies RN
of any changes in vital signs. Accurately measures and documents
patient's intake and output. Uses appropriate methods of urine and
stool collection and labeling of these specimens. Assists patients
following through with ADL's (bathing, laundry, organizing room),
maintaining nutritional and hydration needs, and assisting &
monitoring elimination needs and other tasks as assigned by the
charge RN. Qualifications/Experience: High school diploma required; B.A, B.S., or M.A. preferred or
equivalent years of human service experience. Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
certification Prior human services, behavioral or psychiatric experience
required. Neurodevelopment experience strongly preferred. All newly hired candidates must successfully complete a job
specific physical agility test. [cha020121]
Keywords: Cambridge Health Alliance, Somerville , Milieu Counselor - Neurodevelopment, Other , Somerville, Massachusetts
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