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Behavioral Health Counselor - Inpatient Psychiatry Boston - 32 hours
Boston Children's Hospital
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Posted: 10-May-25
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Internal Number: 147423247
The Behavioral Health Counselor will be responsible for:
- Monitoring and maintaining safety of patients in accordance with established procedures and protocols.
- Maintaining a physically safe environment. Checks and screens items brought into unit. Assisting Registered Nurse to structure and modulate the level of stimulation in the unit. Conducting patient and environmental checks and identifies risk. Reporting identified risk to Registered Nurse.
- Supporting and assisting patients with routine activities such as bathing, dressing, and eating
- Identifying and reporting changes in behavior that represent unsafe situations. Respectful re-direction of unsafe behavior and limit setting as needed.
- Providing skilled therapeutic care, incorporating and applying established behavior management protocols as needed to meet treatment goals and objectives.
- Assisting in arranging and conducting group programs and activities.
- Developing and maintaining supportive relationships with patients and families. Identifying specific needs of patients and families and incorporates into patient care as appropriate.
- May collect, measure and record basic patient data, such as vital signs, intake, and output, and obtains specimens according to established procedures and schedules.
- Recording medical data and care provided in patient medical record in accordance with established documentation standards.
- Serves as member of multidisciplinary team for assigned patients.
- Assisting in planning and implementing individual treatment plans and communicates patient status, observations, and recommendations.
- Participating in patient care rounds and team meetings.
- Developing and maintaining knowledge of current occupational practices and techniques through participation in professional organizations, attendance at workshops, in-service sessions, and other continuing education programs.
- Working 32 hours/week, day/evening rotation, occasional nights, every other weekend and rotating holidays
- High School Diploma/GED, Associate's Degree preferred.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) at start date.
- De-escalation training (Crisis Prevention Institute, or other equivalent training).
- Welle De-escalation training within one month of hire for new hires at this level.
- Practical experience in a behavioral health or educational setting required.
- Practical experience in a Pediatric behavioral health or educational setting preferred.
- Internal: 1-2 Years of experience as a Behavioral Health Tech at BCH.
- External: 1-2 Years of experience as a Behavioral Health, Mental Health Counselor or similar role in a similar setting.
About Boston Children's Hospital
Boston Children's Hospital is a 395-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care. As one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Children's offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth through 21 years of age.
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