Crisis Prevention Associate

Overview:

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

At Bridgeport Hospital, we are committed to providing quality medical care and treatment that is coordinated and centered on the patient's specific needs. We strive to achieve benchmarks as a Patient Centered Medical Home and provide health care in a setting where patients are at the center of their care team. All employees of Bridgeport Hospital are part of the patients care team and contribute to the team approach of promoting access, continuous, comprehensive care and work to provide quality improvement in the care provided to their patients.

Working collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team, the Crisis Prevention Associate works under the direction of a Registered Nurse, participating in carrying out nursing interventions to provide patients with opportunities for learning adaptive ways of coping. The Crisis Prevention Associate works to maintain safety as a one to one to assure that the patient does not harm himself/herself.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities:

• 1. Assists the nursing staff in maintaining a therapeutic milieu /environment to ensure safe care and treatment of patients.
• • 1.1 Provides one to one observation with continuous visualization at all times to ensure safety
• 2. Demonstrates accountability and responsibility for actions.
• • 2.1 Demonstrates competency in managing patient problems such as aggression

Qualifications:

EDUCATION

High School Diploma

EXPERIENCE

Minimum two (2) years prior experience preferred in Psychiatry and or related field preferred, working with specialized populations such as emotionally disturbed adults, adolescents and or children and families.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team to communicate and effectively deal with complex charged situations and crisis management skills.

PHYSICAL DEMAND

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently stoop , kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds. The specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Incumbents as well as external and internal applicants who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without the assistance of reasonable accommodation as determined on a case by case basis.