Behavioral Health Intern

Summary

Under the direction of Clinical Manager (Inpatient)/Program Director (Partial/Residential), the Behavioral Health Intern (BHI) is responsible for providing care and safety to children and adolescents as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team. The BHI is responsible for input into the formulation of the day‑to‑day schedule and structure of a therapeutic milieu and the implementation, observation, and documentation of this program under the direction of the program/shift lead.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role‑model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another. All employees also demonstrate the core Success Factors that guide collaboration and service delivery. The core Success Factors include:
Instill Trust and Value Differences;
Patient and Community Focus; and Collaborate.

• Participates in maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Actively engages with assigned children throughout the shift.
• Participates in the development and operationalization of the milieu care plan for assigned patients according to established department and unit‑based procedures and policy.
• Maintains and documents level of patient observation as ordered by the physician.
• Provides support to visiting parents and shares information as requested by the treatment team.
• Supervises assigned children in daily routines and actively assists with activities of daily living and basic hygiene needs.
• Identifies, reports, and resolves potential factual problems on the unit.
• Demonstrates appropriate critical incident follow‑up skills by timely verbal reporting to charge RN or Shift Leader and documenting in the medical record.
• Completes other documentation such as incident reports and intakes as applicable; participates in event debriefings.
• Carries out daily assignments and reports back prior to change of shift.
• Intervenes in disruptive milieu or destructive to self/other patient situations, providing timely therapeutic intervention(s) to children in distress.
• Maintains appropriate boundaries.
• Adheres to hospital, departmental, and program policies and procedures.
• Actively participates in the patient care‑planning process under the direction of the primary/charge RN or Shift Lead.
• Supports the initial therapeutic alliance with patient and family on admission and assists with the separation process to provide a smooth transition to the hospital environment.
• Documents objective observations in a shift note and shares with the assigned RN/Shift Lead during the 8‑hour shift.
• Reviews the milieu care plan and problem list daily, suggesting revisions based on observations.
• Communicates individual patient milieu care plans to other unit staff and interdisciplinary treatment providers.
• Participates in the treatment team, rounds, patient‑specific discussions, and hand‑off shift report as assigned.
• Accurately documents significant patient/family observations and milieu care on the Kardex and medical records in a timely fashion.
• Shares information and knowledge acquired through experience to other staff via formal or informal staff development forums.
• Adapts care to meet the needs of various children and adolescents.
• Supports and contributes to the development of care plans and behavioral management.
• Assists and teaches patients in activities of daily living and personal hygiene based upon patient’s abilities.
• Co‑leads community meetings, milieu meetings, and social skill groups.
• Co‑leads other program‑specific groups such as activity or recreation.
• Demonstrates ability to set consistent and supportive therapeutic limits within hospital, unit, and department standards.
• Follows behavioral programs specific to patient needs in collaboration with RN/Shift Lead and the treatment team.
• Organizes unit activities and coordinates, supervises, and actively participates in children’s physical and social development activities.
• Arranges transportation of materials if required.
• Participates in teaching visits, family and parent training as assigned.
• Models appropriate therapeutic interpersonal…