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Psychiatric Care Specialist, Inpatient

2 months ago


Minneapolis Minnesota, United States PrairieCare Full time
About PrairieCare

PrairieCare is a leading psychiatric healthcare system dedicated to providing comprehensive mental healthcare services to individuals of all ages. With multiple locations across the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area, Rochester, and Mankato, we offer a wide range of programs and services to support the unique needs of our patients and their families.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Psychiatric Care Specialist to join our team in the inpatient setting. As a Psychiatric Care Specialist, you will play a critical role in the care and treatment of adolescent patients (ages 4-18 years old) and/or young adult patients (ages 18-35 years old) experiencing psychiatric/mental health disorders.

Key Responsibilities
  • Monitor patients' daily functioning and assist in mental health symptom management
  • Ensure safety of patients at arrival time by using a metal detector and safe belongings management/storage
  • Collaborate with a team in the observation, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care for patients within the assigned area
  • Effectively use therapeutic approaches to manage milieus with a focus on reducing the use of restraint and seclusion when possible
  • Complete documentation in a timely manner
  • Plan and facilitate psychoeducational groups with patients when scheduled during shift
  • Responsible for creating a therapeutic and healing environment, providing the best patient experience and care
  • Maintain current competency in psychiatric/mental health nursing, including the safe use of restraints and seclusion and effective de-escalation of patients using collaborative problem solving, therapeutic self, relationship-based care, and trauma-informed practice
  • Maintain confidentiality in matters related to patients and families
  • Knowledgeable of and perform safe infection control practices, including good hand hygiene, standard precautions, cleaning equipment, and the environment
  • Monitor and help to ensure tidiness and cleanliness in patient care areas
  • Sanitize program utensils, toys, and other containers/materials as needed
  • Oriented and educated in gender, cultural differences, and in age-appropriate care for the assigned area
  • Provide care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the patient's developmental age and to the patient's and family's diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity, and rights
  • Monitor own level of expertise continuously using ongoing self-assessments
  • Collaborate with team, seek timely advice, and give and always accept feedback to ensure safe patient care
Qualifications
  • Requires knowledge of mental health gained through a minimum of 1 year experience through academic college or university education in behavioral sciences, and/or by equivalent study and/or experience
  • High school graduate required; Bachelor's degree preferred
  • Preferred 6 months previous experience in a mental health setting
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Ability to communicate and make safe judgment calls in stressful situations
  • Ability to multi-task, use time efficiently, and prioritize appropriately
  • Ability to communicate in a professional manner in both verbal and written format and model a positive teamwork attitude
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality, remain open to other's ideas, and exhibit willingness to try new things
  • Must have basic computer skills using Microsoft Office products and EHR
  • Ability to react quickly and calmly as part of a team to handle volatile and potentially emergent situations
  • Ability to intervene in pre-crisis or crisis situations by utilizing de-escalation techniques, limit setting, and the use of least restrictive interventions
  • Knowledgeable of the Joint Commission standards for restraint/seclusion use
  • Display a professional attitude in all aspects of their performance
  • Ability to smoothly and rapidly shift between dissimilar tasks
  • Ability to make effective and timely decisions while in stressful situations and circumstances
  • Quality management—the individual looks for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness