Mental Health Counselor Adolescent Psych Part Time Evenings

Company: MetroWest Medical Center
Location: Natick
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

MetroWest Medical Center is a 307-bed regional healthcare system between Worcester and Boston, providing high quality, comprehensive care close to home. The system includes Framingham Union Hospital, Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick and the MetroWest Wellness Center. Recognized as one of the 2019 Americas 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades.

**Job Summary:**
Under supervision of the Charge Nurse, facilitates and provides psychiatric care of adult, adolescent, and/or child patients. Ensures quality and safe delivery of care.

**Key Responsibilities:**
* Functions as a milieu therapist, collaborating with the nurse therapist to determine a treatment approach.
* Participates in milieu therapy, leads or assists groups, and ensures patient participation.
* Collaborates with other staff in assessing and evaluating patient mental status, initiates and maintains a therapeutic relationship, and coordinates milieu environment.
* Provides supportive care, including daily living activities, and sets limits on counterproductive behavior.
* Records patient information and prepares regular reports on mental status and functioning.
* Provides support and education to family members and significant others.

**Requirements:**
* Bachelor's Degree in psychology or related field (preferred).
* Bilingual (Spanish/English) (preferred).
* Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

**Working Conditions:**
* Patient care environment with risk from combative or abusive patients.
* Regular walking and standing during normal duties.

**Tenet Compliance:**
Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If offered this position, proof of full vaccination or approval of a religious or medical exemption will be required.

**Equal Employment Opportunity:**
Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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