Mental Health Counselor
1 day ago
Mental Health Counselor (MHC) Opportunity
Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center is a 100-bed acute care, inpatient psychiatric facility for adults in Virginia Beach, Virginia. VBPC offers specialty mental health treatment for older adults, chronically mentally ill, and substance abuse/detox programming.
Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center is a state-of-the-art building located in the beautiful Virginia Beach area, just minutes from the ocean. Our nursing teams feature a top-of-license approach utilizing a reliable cohort of RNs, LPNs, and Mental Health Counselors all dedicated to patient safety and quality care.
Visit the site virtually and much more online at: vbpcweb.com
The Mental Health Counselor provides care and close supervision of facility patients, documents behavior, and develops positive relationships with patients in order to implement treatment plans and provide crisis intervention as necessary.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
- E scort patients to work, mealtime, outdoor/indoor recreation, smoke breaks (if applicable), and education activities and participate in their supervision and instruction as needed.
- Transport patients to and from medical appointments or other activities as directed. Maintain safety and security of the facility through close observation and monitoring of the patients, maintaining optimal physical proximity, always remaining alert, and using analytical forethought to anticipate potentially volatile or unsafe situations and proactively intervene. Ensure that all assigned patients have an individualized crisis plan developed.
- Act as a role model in using appropriate counseling skills by de-escalating aggression, using active listening skills, using appropriate tone and volume of voice, providing a high frequency and variety of positive reinforcements, maintaining appropriate boundaries, and promoting a positive peer culture. Maintain collaboration with Admission Department to provide clinical support for initial screenings. Provide appropriate back up for assessments when there is need.
- Assess and ensure the needs of the patients are being met in relation to clothing, linens, and personal hygiene supplies; supervise personal hygiene tasks.
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries
- More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com
One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
Qualifications
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in Psychology, Human Services, Sociology, Counseling or in a related behavioral science field
- Associate's degree in Psychology, Human Services, Sociology, Counseling or in a related behavioral science field; one year of direct care experience working with adult psychiatric or chemical dependency clients
- High School/GED Diploma; three years of direct care experience working with adult psychiatric or chemical dependency clients
- Must be 21+ years of age
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven ability to successfully perform in a fast-paced work environment
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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