Children’s National Medical Center Hiring for Child Psych Specialist -Full Time – AM-PM – DC at Washington, DC  Full Time

Required Skills/Knowledge
Display calm, accepting, problem solving attitude with patients and families

Required Licenses and Certifications
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS) (Required)

Functional Accountabilities
Implement Therapeutic Milieu

• Implement schedule of activities.

• Co-lead/lead patient groups.

• Implement individual Treatment Plans.

• Implement time outs and seclusion protocols.

• Maintain safety for patients, families and staff through continuous assessment and vigilant adherence to all safety protocols and plans.

Assists patients with ADLs

• Assist with general hygiene, rest, activity, and nourishment.

• Work with patients to foster developmentally appropriate self care.

• Provide appropriate classroom accommodations for children with physical disabilities.

• Administer care to the medically ill child under the supervision of a registered nurse.

Administers educational services to all children and adolescents hospitalized on the inpatient psychiatric unit

• Administer educational assessments.

• Provide individualized assignments for the patients based on their academic levels.

• Administer unit behavioral protocols in the classroom setting.

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details – practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance

Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details – practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance