Crisis Prevention Associate

Responsibilities

• Assist nursing staff in maintaining a therapeutic milieu and environment to ensure safe care and treatment of patients
• Provide one-to-one patient observation with continuous visualization at all times to ensure safety
• Manage patient problems, including aggression, with competency and accountability
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary treatment team to carry out nursing interventions
• Support patients in learning adaptive ways of coping

Requirements

• High school diploma required
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as needed
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds
• Strong crisis management skills and the ability to handle complex, charged situations
• Ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary team

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of prior experience in psychiatry or a related field
• Experience working with specialized populations, including emotionally disturbed adults, adolescents, children, and families

About the Company

Yale New Haven Health is a leading healthcare system dedicated to providing quality medical care that is coordinated and centered on the patient's specific needs. Our values of integrity, patient-centered care, respect, accountability, and compassion guide everything we do.