Job Description
Location: CHA Somerville Campus Work Days: 8 hour shifts, w/ E/O wknd rotation and holidays as assigned Category: Human and Social Services Department: 2 North Adolescent Psychiatry Job Type: Part-time / 32 Hours/Week Work Shift: Day / Evening - 7a-3:30p and 3p-11:30p Hours/Week: 32.00 Union Name: SH Laborers Do you have the following skills, experience and drive to succeed in this role Find out below. CHA is offering a $5,000 sign on bonus for all Milieu Counselor positions that are 32-40 hours per week. Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a vibrant, innovative health system dedicated to providing essential services to all members of the community. With almost 140,000 patients in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s Metro North region, CHA is a local provider of choice for primary care, specialty care, emergency services, hospital care, maternity care and behavioral health. CHA recently opened a new inpatient center for youth with acute behavioral health needs. Located in Somerville, the beautiful new facility offers care for children 3-12, adolescents 13-17, and children with neuro-developmental disorders. The new Center for Inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Somerville will provide a transformative continuum of patient and family-centered care for diverse youth with mental health needs. The 2 North Adolescent Unit is a new secured 10 bed psychiatric unit that provides care for children between the ages of 12 and 18. The unit is located in Somerville Hospital. This is an acute care unit, working on assessment, stabilization and after care treatment planning. We have a multidisciplinary team focused on teaching self-control, de-escalation and restraint reduction. This approach is used to provide patient and family centered care. Job Purpose The Milieu Counselor is a member of the multidisciplinary team who, under the supervision of a registe