Mental Health Associate Professional

Mental Health Associate Professional in Lynchburg, VA. Act as a preceptor to all student interns and staff on orientation status. Assist in managing and monitoring aberrant behaviors. Assist residents in meeting individual appointments for assessment and/or treatment. Collect data on each resident and prepares information for staffing. Ensure that therapeutic programming is implemented. Chair all team debriefings before, during, and after shift. Notify the treatment team on any major incidents (e.g., elopement, therapeutic holds, injuries or seclusions). Act as contact person for on duty RN regarding medical issues as well as consults and debriefs directly with RN regarding all precautions, elopements, utilization of time out and therapeutic holds, staff/patient injuries or any other major incidents. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related field; must have knowledge of/experience with treatment models for residents in a behavioral health setting; OR experience with Collaborative Problem Solving; OR Crisis Prevention and Intervention; OR Mandt intervention techniques.