Mental Health Specialist

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.  On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in the nation. 

 
The Psychiatry Unit provides behavioral health and mental health crisis stabilization for children and adolescents. With a multidisciplinary team of caregivers, this unit supports patients with acute behavioral, emotional and/or psychiatric concerns that require ongoing assessment and/or treatment. As a Mental Health Specialist on this team, you will help facilitate this transformative support and support patients as they strive for overall wellness and health. This role allows you to make a direct positive impact on your community every day. 

 
A caregiver in this position works day/evening rotation, 7:00am—7:30pm or 3:00pm—9:30pm. Every other weekend. 

 
A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide direct patient care under the direction of an RN.  

• Facilitate structured programming based on milieu needs of pediatric patients.  

• Assist in milieu management.  

• Plan and organize group programming, including but not limited gross motor, psycho-educational and recreational groups focused on patients’ individual and collective needs under the supervision of the Therapeutic Program Coordinator. 

• Provide a caring, warm environment for patients through setting clear boundaries and interacting in a supportive and encouraging manner to help build self-esteem, age-appropriate interpersonal skills, positive thinking, problem solving, social cues and language, coping skills, and respect for others and self. 

• Work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary treatment team by contributing clinical information and observations about patients. 

• Communicate in a non-judgmental manner, use effective listening techniques, demonstrate abilities to acknowledge, reflect back to the speaker, paraphrase, and use open-ended questions. 

• Document and describe patient behavior, interventions and responses to interventions in Epic. 

 
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Bachelor’s Degree in a humanities field, such as Psychology, Sociology, Social Work or Child Development 

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR the American Red Cross 

• Non-Abusive Psychological and Physical Intervention ( NAPPI) Certification upon or within the new hire period 

• General knowledge of CBT, DBT, trauma-informed care and related interventions 

• Knowledge of lifespan development, abnormal psychology, therapeutic processes, growth and development, behavioral management and therapeutic relationships 

 
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Mental health experience 

• Group facilitation experience