Residential Care Counselor

SUMMARY

Responsible for the care and safety of assigned children. As a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team, assumes primary residential care counselor role. Responsible for input into the formulation of a therapeutic residential treatment plan, and the implementation, observation, and documentation of this program under the direction of the Residential Care Supervisor.
Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

• Participate in maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Participate in the development and operationalization of the residential care plan for assigned children according to established Department and Program-based procedure and policy.
• Maintain and document level of child observation as ordered by the physician or Program Director each shift.
• Supervise assigned children in daily routines and assist with activities of daily living.
• Identify, report, and actively resolve potentialctual problems in the Program.
• Demonstrate appropriate critical incident follow‑up skills by timely verbal reporting to Residential Care Supervisor or Nursing Supervisor/Program Nurse and documentation in child’s chart.
• Intervene in disruptive milieu or destructive to self/other child situations providing timely therapeutic intervention(s).
• Adhere to Hospital, Departmental, and Program policies and procedures.
• Attend Program meetings as assigned.
• Maintain current certification in crisis management.
• Maintain current CPR certification.
• Maintain current ERS, Safety & OSHA certifications.
• Attend Program staff development meetings as assigned.
• Consistently follow all Hospital and Departmental policies and procedures.
• Consistently follow all Program-based policies and procedures.
• Actively participate in the residential child care planning process under the direction of the Residential Care Supervisor.
• Participate in the initial admission interview process as assigned.
• Work to support initial therapeutic alliance with child and family on admission.
• Complete initial milieu assessment within a 24‑hour period. Develop initial problem list and residential care plan within 24 hours of admission.
• Review residential care plan and problem list on a daily basis, revising as necessary.
• Communicate individual child residential treatment plans in an ongoing manner to other Program staff, including liaison with other multidisciplinary treatment providers.
• Actively participate in DPC’s, treatment team, and shift report.
• Be aware of Program QA indicators and responsibilities related to such.
• Accurately document significant child/family observations/milieu treatment in the child’s chart in a timely fashion.
• Offer information and knowledge acquired through experience to other staff via formal/informal staff development forums.
• Support and contribute to the development of residential care plans/behavioral management.
• Assist and teach child in activities of daily living and personal hygiene based upon child’s level of competence.
• Demonstrate ability to set consistent and supportive therapeutic limits within guidelines of Hospital, Program, and Department standards.
• Institute behavioral programs specific to the needs of the child in collaboration with off‑line clinicians.
• Participate and assist in organizing Program activities.
• Consistently model to children/families appropriate and therapeutic interpersonal staff/child interactions.
• Support and participate in recreation therapy program.
• Handle crisis situations in a safe, effective manner, utilizing the least restrictive, safe patient care alternative.
• Take the initiative to seek formalnformal supervision, incorporating suggestions for improvement/changes in job performance.

• Baccalaureate Degree in a Human…