Residential Counselor-Per Diem-Rotating Shifts
Location: West Columbia South Carolina
Description: Three Rivers RTC - Midlands Campus is at present looking to employ Residential Counselor-Per Diem-Rotating Shifts right now, this vacancy will be placed in South Carolina. More details about this vacancy opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Three Rivers Residential Treatment„nMidlands Campus is a
59-bed comprehensive residential treatm! ent facility for children and
adolescents providing treatment for psychiatric and chemical
dependency related illnesses.
We organize our treatment around
helping children and teenagers remove barriers and develop interest
in their futures and career aspirations. Our therapeutic model is
collaborative; working with families, patients and agencies to
maximize therapeutic goals and individual treatment.
Three Rivers Residential Treatment-Midlands Campus is a
subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), one of the
nation’s largest and most respected health care management
companies, operating through its subsidiaries acute hospitals,
behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers nationwide.
Founded in 1978, UHS subsidiaries now have more than 65,000
employees. The UHS business strategy is to build or purchase health
care properties in rapidly growing markets and create a strong
franchise based ! on exceptional service and effective cost control.
Our suc! cess comes from a responsive management style and a service
philosophy based on integrity, competence and compassion.
Our
Mission: We strive to be a customer-focused organization staffed by
highly trained professionals who are dedicated to patients, families,
and the communities we serve by delivering quality behavioral health
care that ensures safety and preserves dignity while enhancing the
well-being of those who entrust us with their care.
Serve 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).
The candidate selected will be
responsible for the following:
- Exercises appropriate
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Reviews the resident’s chart to learn their history and the
Initial Treatment Plan. Refers any questions to the unit manager
and/or nurse on duty.
- Maintains a clean and safe
using and storing supplies, and reporting potential hazards to
Director of Support Services.
- Processes with assigned
precautions lifted or levels increased.
- Exhibits good
- Facilitates community
- Escorts
setting as needed, following Three Rivers Residential
Treatment-Midlands Campus policies and procedures.
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Accepts responsibility for safe conditions at all times whe! n
transporting residents following facility transportation policies! .
- Maintains attendance record that does not compromise
- Contributes to the effective
"line of sight" supervision, positive interaction and role
modeling, appropriate scoring of observed behaviors, and appropriate
consequences or limit setting based on behaviors and program
definition.
- Maintains safety and security of the
maintaining optimal physical proximity, remaining alert at all times,
and using analytical forethought to anticipate potentially volatile
or unsafe situations and proactively intervene.
- Promotes
assignment, instruction, and supervision of tasks.
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Stimulates residents' interest and cooperation in! various individual
and group activities and programs through positive interaction,
instruction, supervision, feedback and encouragement.
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Completes accurate and timely documentation on resident's behavior as
outlined by policy, reports observations to relevant staff and makes
recommendations based on observations. Assists in preparation of
other behavioral reports and daily activities log as required.
- Develops counseling skill methods and techniques under the
to conduct periodic individual or group sessions as necessary.
Provides one-to-one contact with residents focusing on social
development and any problems they might be experiencing and at time
of resident distress.
- Assesses and ensures the needs of
personal hygiene supplies. Supervises per! sonal hygiene tasks.
- Escorts residents to mealtime, outdoo! r/indoor recreation,
instruction as needed. Transports residents to and from medical
appointments or other activities as directed.
- Provides
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.
Requirements
Bachelors degree in psychology or a related field with at least 1
year of direct experience working with adolescents and children in a
residential/educational/juvenile setting.
Must possess
knowledge of therapeutic relationships, therapeutic processes,
adolescent growth and development, limit-setting and behavior
management, crisis management of aggressive behaviors and CP! R.
Requires ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Must have
current, valid SC Driver's License.
UHS is not accepting
unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment
opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted
by search firms to any employee at UHS via-email, the Internet or in
any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in
place for this position will be deemed the sole property of UHS. No
fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by UHS as a
result of the referral or through other means.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Three Rivers RTC - Midlands Campus.
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This vacancy starts available on: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 08:01:37 GMT