Milieu Staff, Children’s Crisis
Jefferson Center for Mental Health
- Lakewood, CO
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provides milieu management, guidance, safety, stability, and direction to children/youth using a strengths-based approach.
- Maintains acceptable attendance and punctuality and is consistently at work on time.
- Interacts with children/youth and their families to provide guidance, safety, stability, and direction including de-escalating potentially dangerous situations.
- Acquire and maintain certification in Nonviolent Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training (CPI)
- Performs accurate and timely documentation at all times, including but not limited to admissions, shift notes, discharges, inventories and screening of clients’ personal belongings, individual and group sessions, Medication Occurrences (MOR), and Adverse Incident Reports (AIR).
- Monitors and documents client’s vital signs, physical condition and behavior, as needed. Must be able to administer blood pressure assessments, utilizing blood pressure cuffs, when Nurse is not available.
- Acquire and maintain certification as a Qualified Medication Administration Personnel (QMAP.)
- Administers medications to clients per QMAP standards.
- Acquire and maintain certification in CPR/First Aid.
- Assists with the planning, conducting and supervision of patient activities, including community meetings, groups, external meetings on-site, family visitation, recreational activities, and life skills.
- Facilitate or co-facilitate psychoeducation groups.
- Assists team in the coordination of treatment referrals for clients motivated to seek on-going treatment following discharge.
- Assign and monitor clients completing residential unit chores, including main areas, hallways, bedrooms and bathrooms.
- Collaborate with kitchen staff regarding meals and snacks.
- Practices OSHA safety standards and disposes of biohazard waste according to OSHA standards.
- May assist in transporting admitted clients to hospitals, aftercare or other approved services as directed by the Shift Coordinator or Program Coordinator. Individual may be exposed adverse weather conditions during loading and unloading passengers.
- Effectively responds to the client’s needs and problems, initiates and maintains positive interactions, timely response to phone calls, email and other requests.
- Adheres to all Jefferson Center Policies and Procedures.
- Must be sensitive to the diverse cultural and situational needs of the patients.
- High School Diploma/GED required. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
- 1 year experience in a human services field (eg, psychology, social work), or at least 2 years of college required.
- Experience in mental health or related field in inpatient, residential, crisis prevention, juvenile corrections, or other similar settings strongly preferred.
- Ability to facilitate group activities and capable of high-quality documentation.
- At least 21 years of age.
- The salary range above is based on 1.0 FTE (full time equivalent) or 40 hours per week. Less than 40 hours/week will be prorated and adjusted to the appropriate FTE.*
- Based on full time (40 hours/week). Prorate if less than 40 hours/week*
- Must work a minimum of 20 hours/week to be eligible for bonus*
- Current Jefferson Center employees not eligible for sign on bonus*