Mental Health Associate Professional-Bridges/FT Evenings

Centra Health; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Centra Health in Lynchburg, VA is seeking an experienced behavioral health professional to serve as a preceptor for interns and staff on orientation status. The role involves supervising residents, coordinating treatment plans, and ensuring safety and proper staff ratios within a therapeutic milieu.

The position requires a Bachelor’s in Human Services with CPI certification within 30 days, and the candidate should be able to articulate knowledge for caring for youth aged 6–17 in

Qualifications

• Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services (Counseling, Education, Social Work, Psychology, or related field).
• Preferred Education: Master’s Degree in Human Services (Counseling, Education, Social Work, Psychology, or related field).
• Required Experience: None — must verbalize knowledge to care for ages 6–17.
• Preferred Experience: 1 year in residential treatment, day hospital, or acute psychiatric inpatient treatment with emotionally/behaviorally disturbed youth.
• Required Certifications and Licensures: CPI certification within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Participates in development of milieu and treatment goals.
• Supervises patients and manages behaviors; documents observations.
• Chairs team debriefings and coordinates with on-duty RN for medical issues.
• Ensures proper staff/resident ratios and safe environment.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Services

Master's Degree in Human Services

Job description

Job Description

• Acts as preceptor to all student interns and staff on orientation status
• Acts as preceptor to all student interns and staff on orientation status
• Assists in managing and monitoring aberrant behaviors
• Assists residents in meeting individual appointments for assessment and/or treatment
• Collects data on each resident and prepares information for staffing
• Ensures that therapeutic programming is implemented
• Chairs all team debriefings before, during and after shift
• Notifies the treatment team on any major incidents (e.g., elopement, therapeutic holds, injuries or seclusions)
• Acts as contact person for on duty RN regarding medical issues as well as consults and debriefs directly with RN regarding all precautions, elopements, utilization of time out and therapeutic holds, staff/patient injuries or any other major incidents
• Provides milieu documentation and monitors records with supervision
• Assists in assuring that correct staff/resident ratios are met and adjusted as needed according to acuity
• May perform other duties as assigned or requested and job specification can be modified or updated at any time.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the development of the milieu
• Manages patients during therapeutic milieu activities
• Observes, reports and documents behaviors
• Provides opportunities to strengthen appropriate behavior and alter problematic behavior
• Manages maladaptive behavior
• Provides supervision and direct care to patients.
• Participates in the development of treatment goals or plans
• Implements psycho-education treatment or lesson plans
• Engages patients in therapeutic relationships
• Supports patients' goals within the program
• Enhances patient motivation for change
• Creates and maintains an environment that protects patients from harm
• Participates in service recovery and uses appropriate resources during complex situations.
• Handles conflict resolution in an appropriate, timely, and consistent manner
• Identifies personal contributions to unit-based cascading goalsUses resources (e.g., time, people, supplies, etc.) cost effectively
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Required Education: Bachelors Degree in Human Services: Counseling, Education, Social Work, Psychology, or other related field
• Preferred Education: Masters Degree in Human Services: Counseling, Education, Social Work, Psychology, or other related field
• Required Experience: None - But must be able to verbalize knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of children and adolescents, ages six through seventeen (6-17) years old
• Preferred Experience: One (1) year of experience in residential treatment, day hospital, or acute psychiatric inpatient treatment with emotionally/behaviorally disturbed children and adolescents. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of children and adolescents, ages six through seventeen (6-17) years old
• Required Certifications and Licensures: Current CPI (Crisis Prevention Management) certification within thirty (30) days of being hired into this role