Provides individual therapy/counseling to assigned patients as stipulated on their treatment plans 

Provides support, sets limits, and/or facilitates learning from the situation when providing situational interventions with patients (individual/group therapy sessions and situations involving milieu management) 

Facilitates a minimum of one regularly scheduled group process-oriented therapy session/day 

Interventions reflect a knowledge of appropriate behaviors related to specific population (age, diagnosis, etc) 

Group facilitation reflects expertise in group dynamics 

Utilizes Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and other brief therapies 

Provides leadership to content of group as it relates to individual patient needs and current milieu 

Documentation is timely, succinct, legible, uses the DAIR format and reflects impairments, interventions and progress towards treatment goals as established in the individual patient's treatment plan 

Employs CPI methods when assisting as a team member to control an aggressive or violent patient 

Thoroughly completes Initial Assessment (except nursing components) and completes admission note in Integrated Progress Notes 

Documentation is timely, legible and succinct and includes initial clinical impressions of the patient and recommendation for treatment components 

Assists in obtaining collateral information from family, significant others if they are present at time of admission 

Patient is ongoing assessed during informal sessions as well as during formal individual and group therapy sessions 

Documentation of ongoing assessments/individual therapy sessions reflects progress towards goals outlined in treatment plan 

Completes, reviews and updates treatment plans on assigned patients 

Participates in or provides input for interdisciplinary clinical staffing as well as community, return to work, discharge, and school staffing 

Participation reflects knowledge of the patient's strengths, illness, support systems, and history 

Proactively meets with other members of the treatment team on a daily basis to assist in the coordination of care and discharge planning 

Collaborates with Behavioral Health Clinician, especially in matters related to family issues and addresses family issues as they impact the patient 

Assists the Behavioral Health Clinician in the absence of another BHC; assisting in guardianship issues, filing petitions/certificates with the court, discharge planning and providing support/intervention with patients' families as necessary 

Demonstrates thorough knowledge of the Mental Health Code, the Confidentiality Act, The Mental Health Treatment Preference Act, HIPAA, laws pertaining to guardianship and custody, advance directive legislation and MMCI policies, as well as Elderly and Child Abuse reporting laws 

Makes necessary phone calls to child and elderly welfare agencies to report abuse and/or neglect 

Ensures patient/staff safety by following policy/procedures, adhering to national patient safety goals; sets behavioral limits for patients according to unit policies and individual treatment plans 

Completes event reports for any adverse outcomes 

Assists patients in conflict resolution 

Models behavior and serves as a resource in de-escalating patients utilizing CPI techniques 

Generates ideas for improving processes, treatment and patient care 

Communicates milieu and programming needs/suggestions to clinical supervisor and nurse manager 

Demonstrates the UnityPoint Health Values and Standards of Behaviors as well as adheres to policies and procedures and safety guidelines. 

Demonstrates ability to meet business needs of department with regular, reliable attendance. 

Employee maintains current licenses and/or certifications required for the position. 

Practices and reflects knowledge of HIPAA, TJC, DNV, OSHA and other federal/state regulatory agencies guiding healthcare. 

Completes all annual education and competency requirements within the calendar year. 

Is knowledgeable of hospital and department compliance requirements for federally funded healthcare programs (e.g. Medicare and Medicaid) regarding fraud, waste and abuse.  Brings any questions or concerns regarding compliance to the immediate attention of hospital administrative staff.  Takes appropriate action on concerns reported by department staff related to compliance.