1st Shift RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR PRN

Universal Health Services; West Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and

401k plan with company match

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

Universal Health Services, Inc. is seeking a dynamic PRN & Part Time Residential Counselor for Three Rivers Midlands. The role treats children and adolescents in residential and RBH services, with weekend shifts and active engagement in treatment plans.

Qualifications include a psychology-related degree or equivalent experience, licensure requirements, and experience with de-escalation techniques. This position offers growth opportunities within UHS facilities and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology or related field with a minimum of 1 year direct care experience working with adolescents and children in a Residential Treatment Facility, educational or juvenile setting.
• Or a High School Diploma with a minimum of 1-3 years direct care experience with adolescents and children in a Residential Treatment Facility, educational/juvenile setting.
• Requires valid Drivers License
• Requires ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Must possess knowledge of therapeutic relationships, therapeutic processes, adolescent growth and development, limit-setting and behavior management, CPI, CPR and Verbal De escalation

Responsibilities

• Rotates every other weekend shifts.
• Serves as a role model for residents to observe and learn socially effective values, attitudes and behaviors.
• Ensures environment remains safe and normative culture remains positive throughout facility.
• Contributes to formulation, implementation and revision of the resident individual treatment plan (ITP).
• Promotes development of residents' daily living skills through appropriate assignment, instruction, and supervision of tasks.
• Provides appropriate crisis intervention as necessary by anticipating and responding quickly to escalating behaviors, utilizing de-escalation techniques to diffuse the situation, correctly prioritizing safety concerns, following proper restraint technique guidelines, and displaying neutral emotions.
• Ensures optimal communication by relaying pertinent resident care information for change of shift report, team logs, communication books and complex staff meetings.

Skills

Direct care experience

Driver's license

Fast-paced environment

Therapeutic relationships

Therapeutic processes

Adolescent development

Limit-setting

Behavior management

CPI

CPR

Verbal De-escalation

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology or related field

High School Diploma with 1-3 years direct care experience

Job description

Responsibilities

One of the nation?s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World?s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America?s Top 500 Public Companies. Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

Three Rivers Midlands is seeking a dynamic and talented PRN & Part Time, Residential Counselor. Three Rivers Midlands is a comprehensive behavioral health facility treating children and adolescents through residential, partial hospitalization and Rehabilitative Behavioral Health Services (RBH). We treat males and females ages 6-21 for a wide spectrum of psychiatric issues, addictive behaviors, and chemical dependency related illnesses. http://threeriversmidlands.org / The Residential Counselor Key Responsibilities include:

• Residential Counselor position requires every other weekend shift rotations
• Serves as a role model for residents to observe and learn socially effective values, attitudes and behaviors.
• Ensures environment remains safe and normative culture remains positive throughout facility.
• Contributes to formulation, implementation and revision of the resident individual treatment plan (ITP).
• Promotes development of residents' daily living skills through appropriate assignment, instruction, and supervision of tasks.
• Provides appropriate crisis intervention as necessary by anticipating and responding quickly to escalating behaviors, utilizing de-escalation techniques to diffuse the situation, correctly prioritizing safety concerns, following proper restraint technique guidelines, and displaying neutral emotions.
• Ensures optimal communication by relaying pertinent resident care information for change of shift report, team logs, communication books and complex staff meetings.

This opportunity provides the following:

• UHS is Challenging and rewarding work environment Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan (if applicable)
• 401k plan with company match (if applicable)
• Generous Paid Time Off

Qualifications

Position Requirements:

• Strongly prefer a Bachelors degree in psychology or a related field with a minimum of 1 year of direct care experience working with adolescents and children in a Residential Treatment Facility, educational or juvenile setting.
• OR A High School Diploma with a minimum of 1-3 years direct care experience with adolescents and children in a Residential Treatment Facility, educational/juvenile setting.
• Requires valid Drivers License
• Requires ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Must possess knowledge of therapeutic relationships, therapeutic processes, adolescent growth and development, limit-setting and behavior management, CPI, CPR and Verbal De escalation

• UHS is a registered trademark of UHS of Delaware, Inc., the management company for Universal Health Services, Inc. and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. Universal Health Services, Inc. is a holding company and operates through its subsidiaries including its management company, UHS of Delaware, Inc. All healthcare and management operations are conducted by subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. To the extent any reference to "UHS or UHS facilities" on this website including any statements, articles or other publications contained herein relates to our healthcare or management operations it is referring to Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware. Further, the terms "we," "us," "our" or "the company" in such context similarly refer to the operations of Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware. Any employment referenced in this website is not with Universal Health Services, Inc. but solely with one of its subsidiaries including but not limited to UHS of Delaware, Inc.
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