Mental Health Coach (Weekend)

Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in Norfolk, VA is seeking a dedicated behavioral health support professional to provide clinical care, coaching and direct observation for pediatric patients facing mental health diagnoses. You will reinforce treatment plans and collaborate closely with the treatment team.

Duties include de-escalation, safety, admissions processes, patient and family guidance, and assisting with nursing tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in noted disciplines preferred.
• Experience or training in pediatric mental health is a plus.
• Ability to work in inpatient or outpatient pediatric settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care and evidence-based skills coaching to pediatric patients with mental health diagnoses.
• Reinforce treatment plans and relay ineffective aspects for team review.
• Perform and supervise de-escalation strategies and crisis management.
• Assist with admissions, parent communication and documentation.
• May assist with nursing tasks as delegated by RN for medically involved clients.
• Maintain safe, organized patient environments and unit routines.
• Support families with guidance on procedures and unit rules.

Skills

De-escalation

Pediatric care

Behavioral modification

Observation

Coping cards

Education

Undergraduate degree in Social Work, Counseling, Mental Health, Education, Arts & Science or related field

Job description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provision of clinical care-


• Provides evidence-based skills coaching, behavioral modification and direct observation to pediatric patients with mental health diagnoses.


• Implements and reinforces strategies included in patient’s treatment or behavioral plan. Relays ineffective aspects of plan back to broader team for review and adjustment.


• Completes coping cards with each patient and encourages their use.


• May complete nursing tasks, as delegated by the RN, for medically involved clients.


• Maintains a collaborative and supportive stance with patients as a means of maintaining unit calm.


• Displays expertise in de-escalation cycle and educates patients and families daily on its use.


• Crisis Management-


• Maintains consistent awareness of where each assigned patient is on de-escalation cycle; utilizes skills appropriate for observed de-escalation level.


• Adopts a collaborative and reflective stance with patients with the goal of de-escalation in mind.


• Provides emotional first aid and de-briefing to individual patients and groups after behavioral escalations.


• Ensure safe and compliant treatment setting-


• Manages patient’s room, unit environment and team schedule, ensuring consistent structure and a priority towards safety.


• Ensures work areas are organized, safe and ready for the next activity or shift.


• Maintains constant awareness of patient location and immediately alerts nurse to changes in mental status.


• Admission/Registration/Greeter-


• Processes admissions in a timely, organized and client-centered fashion.


• Assures anyone entering the unit is free of contraband by encouraging use of assigned lockers.


• Provides updates to parent/guardian regarding patient condition and progress, information is linked to the plan of care; if unsure of boundaries consults with treatment team prior to sharing information.


• Greets families when they are present at point of access, provides guidance on way finding and unit rules.


• Emergency Department-


• Oversees Emergency Department mental health flow by acting as a liaison between provider, charge nurse, bedside nurse, evaluating therapist, admission staff, parent and child.


• Provides evidence-based skills coaching, behavioral modification and direct observation to pediatric patients with mental health diagnoses. Assistance in application of restraint when deemed medically necessary and ordered by treating physician.


• May complete nursing tasks (Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Vital Signs, nutrition, patient weights), as delegated by the RN, for medically involved clients.


• Maintains compliant and safe environment of care including stocking, setting up rooms for admission and general cleaning.


• Attends change of shift and unit level huddles.


• Assists with de-escalation and restraint application when needed.


• Completes coping cards with each client and encourages their use.


• Maintains consistent awareness of where each assigned patient is on de-escalation cycle; utilizes skills appropriate for observed de-escalation level.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

LICENSES AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• None required.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Undergraduate degree in Social Work, Counseling, Mental Health, Education, Arts & Science, Healthcare or related field from an accredited college/university or equivalent course work and/or previous training and direct care employment experience to demonstrate knowledge or expertise in children, adolescences or mental health. Undergraduate degree in noted disciplines preferred.


• Increased Security Clearance may be Required: FBI fingerprinting, criminal background check, and Child Protective Services registry search.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Inpatient hospital or outpatient practice with little exposure to dust, temperature and the like.