Nursing Assistant / Milieu Counselor Float - Adult, Geriatric Psych

Milieu Counselor / Nursing Assistant

The float pool Milieu Counselors / Nursing Assistants provide care under the direction of the Registered Nurse. While regularly scheduled, the members of the float pool are deployed on a shift by shift basis to provide care to patients in multiple adult and geriatric psych units at Everett Hospital.

Job Purpose Providing quality care according to Cambridge Health Alliance standards of nursing practice and the role expectations of the Adult Psychiatric Inpatient Unit. The Milieu Counselor is a member of the multidisciplinary team who, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, is responsible for a safe and structured unit milieu as well as attending to the individual needs of patients in crisis in an inpatient psychiatric setting.

The Milieu Counselor/ Nursing Assistant assists with ADL's, lead or co-lead groups, perform safety checks, 1:1 meetings with patients, and charts patients B/P, TPR & weight, as well as helping maintain their nutritional and hydration needs. The Milieu Counselor/ Nursing Assistant communicates with the nurses of any changes in vital signs and accurately measures and documents patients' intake and output.

Qualifications/Experience:

• A minimum of a High School diploma or GED required.
• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers by the American Heart Association is required.
• At least one year previous inpatient clinical mental health experience in a behavioral health unit is strongly preferred
• Experience with geriatric and adult psych is strongly preferred.
• All newly hired candidates must successfully complete a job specific physical agility test.

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