About CWG
Connections Wellness Group is committed to providing dynamic, holistically enriching mental health services. Our team of psychiatrists, counselors, and therapists are trained to foster lasting solutions for their patients through a variety of proven approaches, including individual and group therapy, full-service psychiatric care, and, where warranted, partial hospitalization programs. We are proud to offer premier telehealth and teletherapy services as an option for most of our programs. Quality of life is possible. Our team provides life-enriching care that connects clients back to what matters most while establishing a clear path to long-term wellness.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Child and Adolescent Patient Care Associate is responsible for supporting the partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient programs with all pertinent staff (nursing, physician, program therapist).

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma required; some college preferred.
• 6 months of experience in a psychiatric setting.
• Work autonomously and efficiently in an independent role.
• Ability to remain calm while working efficiently under stressful conditions.
• Must have excellent interpersonal communication skills, including written and verbal, to effectively communicate admitting criteria to the treatment team.
• Knowledge of criteria required for admission to partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.

• Provides care to patients in a manner that promotes safety, comfort, and the therapeutic environment.
• Guides patients with activities, attend to patient behavioral problems, and aids in crisis intervention, as needed.
• Works as part of a clinical team and developing clinical product.
• Chart patient observations, following prescribed procedures and standards.
• Participates in the development and implementation of patient treatment programs.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient records.
• May perform initial patient evaluations to determine treatment priorities.
• Attends and participates in group sessions, in-service education, and staff meetings.
• Maintains established institutional policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
• May provide liaison with patients, families of patients, or external facilities and agencies.
• Complete initial contacts.
• Knowledge of cultural factors and comprehension of how mental health is evaluated across the cultural spectrum.
  Note: The essential job functions of this position are not limited to the duties listed above.