Mental Health Specialist I - Psychiatric Child Unit (Day Shift) Requisition ID 2024-53683 Category Behavioral Health Overview Day Shift- 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 0.8 FTE (32 hours per week) Every other weekend (Saturday & Sunday) required; Benefits eligible. Position starts at $19.387 an hour, and $1.50 weekend differential. Pay to commensurate with relevant experience. Responsible for performing basic supportive, Trauma Informed care to specified patients/families under the direction and supervision of an RN/Care Manager. Responsibilities include the provision of a safe and therapeutic milieu, crisis intervention and assistance with activities of daily living. Collects, documents, and reports data to the RN Care Manager but does not interpret data. Demonstrates competence in providing age-appropriate, Trauma Informed care and service for pediatric patients. Why Nationwide Children's Hospital? The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children's Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose. Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission. We're 14,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we'll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere. Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children's badge what they do for a living. They'll tell you it's More Than a Job. It's a calling. It's a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere. Nationwide Children's Hospital. A Place to Be Proud. Responsibilities Clinical: 1. Participates with the interdisciplinary team in specialized patient care activities. a. Provides encouragement support and reinforces positive behavior with a therapeutic, calm approach while maintaining therapeutic boundaries, setting limits, and utilizing de-escalation techniques, including physical intervention skills. b. Demonstrates ability to identify and record relevant information for the most common diagnostic groups including: i. Major Depression (with and without psychotic features). ii. Bipolar Affective Disorder (including manic, depressed and mixed episode). iii. Psychotic Disorder (Including Schizophrenia & Subtypes) iv. Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders. v. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. vi. Autism Spectrum Disorders. vii. Intermittent Explosive Disorder. c. Effectively establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and families on the unit. d. Utilizes Trauma Informed Care philosophies when interacting with patients and families. e. Leads, or co-leads and/or reinforces teaching of symptom management, including relaxation techniques, anger management, therapeutic goal-setting, problem solving, coping skills, etc. f. Assists with Admission & Discharge Process as directed by unit RN. Completes unit/room orientation; reinforces information given to patients. g. Utilizes therapeutic, Trauma Informed intervention techniques before, during and after the time of crisis to support safe