Responsibilities:
A. Participates in maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment.
Actively engages with assigned children throughout shift.
Participates in the development and operationalization of the ERP-based milieu care plan for assigned patients according to established department and unit-based procedure/policy.
Supervises assigned children in exposure-based milieu activities.
Assists patients in completing anxiety-impacted ADLs using an exposure therapy framework to help patient move toward rather than avoid anxiety triggers.
Identifies reports and resolves potential/actual problems on the unit.
Demonstrates appropriate critical incident follow-up skills by timely verbal reporting to program RN and documentation in medical record. Completes other documentation [i.e.: incident reports seclusion and restraint forms (MR38)] as applicable. Participates in debriefings.
Carries out daily assignment as assigned by Clinical Director and Exposure Coach III and reports back prior to end of program day.
Intervenes in disruptive milieu or destructive to self/other patient situations providing timely therapeutic intervention(s) to children in distress.
Maintains appropriate boundaries.
B. Adheres to Hospital Departmental and Program policies and procedures.
Attends peer review and staff meetings as assigned.
Maintains current certification in crisis management.
Maintains current CPR certification.
Maintains current OSHA ERS Safety Certifications
Attends unit/hospital staff development as assigned.
C. Actively participates in the patient care planning process under the direction of the Clinical Director and Exposure Coach III
Participates in the initial admission interview process as assigned.
Works to support initial therapeutic alliance with patient and family on admission. Assists with the separation process and performs other duties necessary to provide a smooth transition to the program milieu.
Completes initial program assessment with patient including eliciting specific details about patient�s anxiety symptoms. Collaborates with patient�s psychologist and psychiatrist to develop initial anxiety symptom hierarchy that will guide ERP throughout the admission and are the core part of implementing ERP with patients.
Review�s milieu care plan and anxiety symptom hierarchy daily and suggests revisions based on observations.
Communicates individual patient milieu care plans and anxiety symptom hierarchy updates in an ongoing manner to other unit staff including liaison with other interdisciplinary treatment providers.
Actively participates in diagnostic conferences treatment team rounds and hand-off shift report as assigned.
Is aware of department QI indicators and responsibilities related to these.
Accurately documents significant patient/family observations/milieu care in medical records in a timely fashion.
Offers information and knowledge acquired through experience to other staff via formal/ informal staff development forums.
Adapts care �style� to meet needs of various children/adolescents.
D. Supports and contributes to the development of patient-specific exposure and behavioral management plans.
Assists and teaches patients in activities of daily living and personal hygiene based upon patient�s abilities.
Co-leads community meeting/milieu meeting/social skill group.
Co-leads twice daily exposure groups.
Demonstrates ability to set consistent and supportive therapeutic limits within guidelines of hospital unit and department standards.
Collaborates with other members of the treatment team in designing and revising exposure-based behavioral programs specific to the needs of the patient.
Organizes unit activities.
Coordinates supervises and actively participates in children�s activities such as physical & social development activities. Arranges for transportation of materials if required.
Participates in daily community visits with patients and parents. Provides psychoeducation about exposure therapy to patients and parents.
Models� appropriate exposure coaching behavior for parents on community visits.
Supports parents in delivery of exposure coaching on community visits.
Consistently models to patient/families appropriate and therapeutic interpersonal staff/patient interactions.
Co-leads therapy groups with a clinician.
Supports and actively participates in recreation therapy programs.
Handles crisis situations in a safe effective manner utilizing the least restrictive safe patient care alternative.
Takes the initiative to seek formal/informal supervision incorporating suggestions for improvement/changes in job performance.
Performs other related duties as required assigned or directed by Clinical Director and Exposure Coach III.
