BWH- Mental Health Counselor Per Diem
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Bournewood Health Systems
MA
Summary
The Mental Health Counselor provides direct patient care, monitors mental status, and assists with daily living activities within a hospital setting. They also participate in de-escalation, implement treatment plans, and document patient responses to interventions.
Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: Bournewood Hospital - Brookline, MA 02467Position Type: Part TimeSalary Range: $22.00 - $30.00 HourlyJob Shift: Per DiemJob Summary: The Mental Health Counselor is a member of the treatment team. This incumbent is the primary patient contact and also has milieu responsibility. The MHC receives guidance through the treatment plan and through unit management.
Essential Functions:
Assists patients to clarify their course of treatment through providing a safe environment and performing assignments as needed.
Consistently observes patients for changes in mental status and changes in safety on unit checks
Participates in de-escalation using early intervention skills to assist, and restraints if needed (strictly for imminent risk only) of patients according to procedures and standards.
Participates in accompanying the patient through admissions, discharge, orientation and transfer as directed.
Takes and records patients vital signs as directed.
Assists with or facilitates patient's self management of Activities of Daily Living
Coordinates activities of assigned patients
Participates in discussion of patients, contributing to understanding/interventions for effective outcomes
Implements Treatment Plan through carrying out counselor activities in treatment plan
Documents daily patients' participation in treatment and observed response to interventions
Adheres to policies surrounding boundaries, patient confidentiality, and stays up to date on required trainings.
QualificationsPhysical Criteria:
Must be able to walk the grounds of the facility and potentially sprint short distances.
Must be able to assist with patient care surrounding lifting, turning and restraining patients if needed.
Must be able to lift 50-60 pounds.
For nearly a century and a half, Bournewood Health Systems has been a steady presence in New England’s behavioral-health landscape. Our Brookline-based hospital started in 1884 with a single purpose—offering compassionate psychiatric care at a time when empathy was rare—and that purpose still guides us. Today, we provide a full continuum of evidence-based services that meet people where they are and help them move forward with dignity and hope.
Inpatient Hospitalization
When a crisis requires 24/7 support, our 102-bed inpatient units for adults and adolescents deliver round-the-clock medical and therapeutic care in a safe, structured setting. Multidisciplinary teams—psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and expressive therapists—create individualized care plans that focus on stabilization, medication management, and skill-building so patients can safely transition to the next level of care.
Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHPs)
Sometimes people need intensive treatment without an overnight stay. Our PHPs offer six hours of care, five days a week, blending group therapy, individual sessions, family meetings, and psychiatric oversight. Patients practice coping strategies during the day and return home each evening, allowing them to apply new skills in real time. We run separate programs for adults and adolescents, ensuring developmental and clinical needs are met.
Kaleidoscope: LGBTQIA+ & Gender-Expansive PHP
Inclusive care isn’t an add-on at Bournewood—it’s built in. Kaleidoscope serves LGBTQIA+ and gender-expansive adolescents who need an affirming space that understands the intersection of identity and mental health. Led by clinicians with deep expertise in gender-affirming practice, the program blends cognitive-behavioral, dialectical, and expressive therapies with peer support, helping young people find community and confidence while navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and self-harm.
Founded
1884
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Chestnut Hill, MA
For nearly a century and a half, Bournewood Health Systems has been a steady presence in New England’s behavioral-health landscape. Our Brookline-based hospital started in 1884 with a single purpose—offering compassionate psychiatric care at a time when empathy was rare—and that purpose still guides us. Today, we provide a full continuum of evidence-based services that meet people where they are and help them move forward with dignity and hope.
Inpatient Hospitalization
When a crisis requires 24/7 support, our 102-bed inpatient units for adults and adolescents deliver round-the-clock medical and therapeutic care in a safe, structured setting. Multidisciplinary teams—psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and expressive therapists—create individualized care plans that focus on stabilization, medication management, and skill-building so patients can safely transition to the next level of care.
Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHPs)
Sometimes people need intensive treatment without an overnight stay. Our PHPs offer six hours of care, five days a week, blending group therapy, individual sessions, family meetings, and psychiatric oversight. Patients practice coping strategies during the day and return home each evening, allowing them to apply new skills in real time. We run separate programs for adults and adolescents, ensuring developmental and clinical needs are met.
Kaleidoscope: LGBTQIA+ & Gender-Expansive PHP
Inclusive care isn’t an add-on at Bournewood—it’s built in. Kaleidoscope serves LGBTQIA+ and gender-expansive adolescents who need an affirming space that understands the intersection of identity and mental health. Led by clinicians with deep expertise in gender-affirming practice, the program blends cognitive-behavioral, dialectical, and expressive therapies with peer support, helping young people find community and confidence while navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and self-harm.
Founded
1884
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Chestnut Hill, MA
