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Mental Health Specialist

Nationwide Children's

Mental Health Specialist

Delaware, OH +12 locations
Part Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities
    1. Participates with the interdisciplinary team in specialized patient care activities. a. Provides encouragement support and reinforces positive behavior with a therapeutic, calm approach while maintaining therapeutic boundaries, setting limits, and utilizing de-escalation techniques, including physical intervention skills. b. Effectively establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and families on the unit. c. Leads, or co-leads and/or reinforces teaching of symptom management, including relaxation techniques, anger management, therapeutic goal-setting, problem solving, coping skills, etc. d.. Utilizes therapeutic, Trauma Informed intervention techniques before, during and after the time of crisis to support safe patient de-escalation. e. Assists with physical crisis intervention techniques and physical restraint during specific crisis situations per NCH policy. 2. Collects, documents, and reports vital signs, temperatures, heights and weights, etc. 3. Provides basic supportive care 4. Documents all data collected and care provided. 5. Follows hospital policies and procedures. 6. Follows HIPPA Guidelines 7. Participates in unit/program/area quality improvement activities.
  • Locations
    Delaware, OH • Gambier, OH • Granville, OH • Mount Vernon, OH • Newark, OH • Westerville, OH • Lancaster, OH • Columbus, OH • Marion, OH • Chillicothe, OH