Mental Health Counselor

Department :

34913 Advocate South Suburban Hospital - Behavioral Health : IU 3NS

Status : Part time

Part time

Benefits Eligible : Hou rs Per Week :

Hou rs Per Week :

Schedule Details / Additional Information :

2 twelve-hour shifts, 6pm-630am, per week. Every other weekend and scheduled holidays are required.

Major Responsibilities :

• Provide various inpatient mental health services with the goal of patient recovery
• Monitor individual, group and family therapies
• Assist with admission and discharge process
• Provide mental health assessments, counseling, referrals and intervention services
• Complete and maintain documentation in a timely and accurate manner according to federal, state and AAH guidelines
• Perform patient belong check, safety check and provide a tour of the unit for any new patients
• Provide overall milieu management ensuring a safe and ligature free environment of care
• Assist clinical staff in performing patient vital signs, blood sugar and ADLS

Education / Experience Required :

Education Required : Bachelor's degree in Psychology or Sociology or related field. Experience : Two years experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required :

Good communication skills. Organization planning and time management skills Computer Literacy This position needs to recognize the needs of a variety of age groups of patients treated (i.

e.) understand child growth and development, normal patters of adolescents behavior and look for signs of normal aging, prior experience with various age groups is preferred Commitment to patient focused care Work under stressful and difficult decisions

License / Registration / Certification : Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions :

• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to patient-focused care.
• Ability to work under stressful and difficult situations.
• May be exposed to hazardous materials and life threatening diseases.
• Heavy lifting in accordance to DOL definition.
• Ability to work rotating shifts any day of the week, including holidays.
• If the job involves working with adolescent patients, this position needs to recognize needs and behavior; i.e., understand patterns of adolescent behavior.

Prior experience with such age groups is recommended.

If the job involves working with adult patient, this position will to recognize needs and behaviors of geriatric patient;

i.e., look for signs of normal aging. Prior experience with such ages groups is recommended.

If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06 / 01 / 2015.

Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available.

Unique patient lifting / movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health.

Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise.

It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs.

Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs.

Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.