Mental Health Counselor, MHU

Heywood Healthcare Inc.; Gardner (MA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Heywood Hospital in Gardner, MA seeks a Mental Health Counselor to conduct admission intakes and deliver individual and group therapies within the Mental Health Unit. The counselor collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams to plan, implement, and evaluate patient care and treatment plans.

The role emphasizes coordination with healthcare professionals, clinical documentation, and adherence to standards of care. A 32-hour workweek includes day shifts with alternating weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Psychology, Human Services or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 1 year minimum clinical experience in the Human Services field.

Responsibilities

• Gathers and evaluates information from patient interviews and records.
• Provides individual and group therapies per unit standards.
• Coordinates with PCPs and other services for comprehensive care.
• Documents interventions and patient responses per policy.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Customer service

Education

BA/BS in Psychology or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AHA BLS

Job description

Overview

You Matter Here!Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter!This job may be eligible for a $10,000 Sign On Bonus!

Hours: 32-Hours, Days, Every other weekend, Every other holiday

$26.66 - $34.82

Disclaimer:We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization. Job Summary:

Position includes admission intakes, individual, and group therapies. Counselor will participate in planning, implementing and evaluating the Patient Therapy program. The Mental Health Counselor will also work in cooperation with other health care disciplines to provide psychiatric service to clients.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Systematically gathers and evaluates relevant information and data from the patient interview and/or from patient information sources.
• Assures that the patient exams, tests and/or procedures are consistent with the nature of patient's needs and orders.
• Identifies variations from expected findings and/or test values.
• Informs the charge nurse when variations are identified.
• Plans for and provides patient teachings.
• Identifies situations when it is appropriate to involve the family and/or significant other and/or friends in patient's education.
• Prioritizes requests based on the nature of request and the condition and/or situation of the patients.
• Assesses and reassesses the patient's condition.
• Coordinates and communicates with other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive patient service and care.
• When appropriate, delegates to other healthcare professionals.
• Works together to complete assignments with departmental and healthcare team members.
• Supports comprehensive case management to assure patient success and meet standards of care and standards of practice.
• Collects patient information from all available resources to formulate a comprehensive database and initial treatment plan
• Coordinates care with the patient care provider (PCP), outpatient providers, and other services.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary team in treatment planning to assure care delivered is matched to identified patient needs.
• Responds to all assigned case management within Heywood Hospital for the provision of differential diagnostics, treatment planning and disposition.
• Identifies insurance and obtains approval and/or a referral for services provided.
• Provides individual and group therapies according to Mental Health Unit standards to meet identified patient needs.
• Documents the interventions provided and responses of each patient according to established policies and procedures.
• Supports the Mental Health Unit Staff in the supervision of students and interns so that performance standards and documentation requirements are met.
• Seeks professional growth experiences to gain knowledge skills, and abilities, as well as, share what is learned with other team members.

Statement of Other Duties

This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

Functional Demands

Physical Requirements:

Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible amount of force to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands), and feels (perceiving attributes of items as size, shape, temperature, or texture by fingertips. Rapid physical movements (walking rapidly, running up and down stairs) and lifting and/or holding of patient's extremities may be required in the event of responding to behavioral emergencies (i.e Code100's).

Organizational Expectations

Behavioral Attributes:

The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation; concern for order; flexibility; initiative; self confidence; self control; customer service orientation; interpersonal effectiveness; teamwork and information seeking.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

Minimum Education

• BA or BS required in Psychology, Human Services or related field. Master's degree preferred.

Minimum Work Experience

• 1 year minimum clinical experience in the Human Services field
• Evidence of good personal interactions with a wide range of patients and caregivers.
• Physical and mental health to meet the demands of the position.

Minimum Licenses and Certifications

• AHA BLS required or obtained within 90 days of hire.