DSHS WSH Emergency Response Specialist
DSHS WSH Emergency Response Specialist
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Emergency Response Specialist (Institutional Counselor 3 Gage)
Are you the Institution Counselor we are looking for to joinWestern State Hospital In this role you will use your critical thinking and counseling skills to improve the lives of patients with Behavioral Health challenges. Here is your chance to be part of a compassionate team that promotes recovery principles and develops therapeutic relationships with our patients.
We have a great opportunity to be part of a compassionate team that promotes recovery principles and develops therapeutic relationships with our patients as an Emergency Response Specialist. In this role you provide specialized and intensive emergency response mental health treatment. Provide data collection and communication to treatment teams regarding inpatient care. You will partner with other members of the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) to recommend the best solutions.
Our goal is to deliver the highest quality safest and most effective care to every patient.
Here is your opportunity for a meaningful career where you have the ability to grow enjoy the work you do and impact lives at Western State Hospital.
This role is a day and swing shift position.
Pierce County employees are eligible to receive an Orca Card for transportation needs.
Some of what you will do:- Provide active patient care and services to clients with psychiatric and physical illnesses.
- Implement the hospitals Recovery Model to meet the needs interests and abilities of individual clients or groups.
- Calmly and in a professional manner respond to emergent inpatient psychiatric situations using evidencebased therapeutic intervention techniques
- Identify the need for treatment modifications.
- Offer patients nursing or rehabilitative care
- Prepare documentation of treatment planning
- Collaborate with treatment teams
- Maintain a safe secure and therapeuticenvironment
- Working knowledge and skills surrounding therapeutic communication deescalation incident command seclusion/restraint principles and debriefing.
- Strong leadership skills to work with a variety of patients with different needs
- Ability to calmly deescalate a variety of situations for patients
- The successful applicant has a bachelors degree preferably involving a major study in sociology or other social science andtwo years of professional counseling or casework experience.
or
One year as an Institution Counselor 2 - Certified Nursing Assistant or Registration as a Nursing Assistant
Interested Submit your application and attach a resume.
Questions Email or call the main Talent Acquisition line atand reference 02141.
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) vision thatpeople find human services to shape their own livesrequires that we come together with a sense of belonging common purpose shared values and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agencys vision that you bring an equity antiracism and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve including Black Indigenous and People of Color people with physical behavioral health and intellectual disabilities elders LGBTQIA individuals immigrants and refugees and families building financial security.
Supplemental Information
Prior to a new hire a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicants suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid drivers license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment its programs or services on the basis of age sex sexual orientation gender gender identity/expression marital status race creed color national origin religion or beliefs political affiliation military status honorably discharged veteran Vietnam Era recently separated or other protected veteran status the presence of any sensory mental physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 711 or.
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Required Experience:
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Employment Type
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