Rehabilitation Counselor; C)

Job Description
- Rehabilitation Counselor (C) (260006GS) Job Description Description

The Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital (WRCH) operated by the Department of Mental Health (DMH) is seeking a creative, dynamic and committed Rehabilitation Counselor C who provides leadership and support. The Rehabilitation Counselor C position assists the OT2 and Rehab D in completing the program needs assessment, program design, and implementation. The Rehabilitation Counselor C Supervises staff and interns as assigned.

Develops individualized rehabilitation treatment groups and documents patient progress towards their treatment plan goals. The Rehabilitation Counselor C Collaborates with their supervisor, all team members, and patients to assess and revise services as needed to meet changing patient needs.

Please Note: This is a full-time 40 hour a week position. The selected candidate will work Sunday, 11:15 AM - 7:45 PM, and Monday
- Thursday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, with Friday and Saturday off.

• Provides program leadership for rehabilitation services and assists in overseeing the program environment ensuring the program space meet the Joint Commission, CMS standards, WRCH and Rehab protocols and procedures.
• Will provide supervision of Rehabilitation Counselor A/B(s), ensuring that rehabilitation treatment provided meets the patients’ clinical needs and follows the group protocol guidelines.
• Will provide creative, engaging, evidence-based groups and individual treatments in a variety of settings in collaboration with the rehabilitation supervisors and Director of Rehabilitation
• Creates, implements, and leads psycho educational, task-based groups, vocational services, and leisure recreational treatment groups to assist patients in learning skills to manage their illnesses.
• Monitors effectiveness of groups and services provided, to ensure the treatment provided is effective in assisting the patients in meeting their recovery goals.
• Assists with training and support for staff in the areas of evidence-based rehabilitation treatment.
• Provide rehabilitation services to assist the patient’s performance in ADL’s and in all functional skills.
• Assists in rehabilitation services performance improvement projects by identifying program needs/ services and implementing PI project(s) collecting data, reporting on data findings, and developing action plans.
• Attends and participates in all rehab staff meetings and hospital wide committees assigned to maintain awareness of hospital wide goals and objectives and communicate these to reporting staff to ensure department wide implementation.
• Provides feedback to the Unit OTI, OTII, and other Treatment Team members regarding the patients’ progress toward goals, clinical observations, and risk issues.
• Offers direct supervision to staff assigned to the program by meeting with them regularly and pursuing any disciplinary actions when necessary, and by recognizing outstanding performance through employee recognition mechanisms and through EPRS, to ensure that employees have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities.
• Accurately documents patient treatment findings toward their treatment plan goals in the electronic medical record according to JCAHO, CMS, Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital, MHIS Standards, and that meets the workflow standards.
• Participates in continuing education/training opportunities specifically intended to address prioritized competencies to maintain competency in rehabilitation services.

• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and practice of psychiatric rehabilitation, principles and technique of counseling for psychiatric…