Basic Living Skills Instructor

AltaPointe Health • Mobile, AL

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About The Position

AltaPointe Health’s Adult Outpatient Programs provide a least restrictive level of care for adults, with clinical interventions intended to decrease existing signs and symptoms. Treatment focuses on recovery, problem resolution, symptom reduction, stabilization, and/or preventing movement to a higher level of care. Treatment varies according to each consumer’s presenting symptoms.

The Basic Living Skills Instructor assesses consumers’ deficits using the DLA-20 and teaches and demonstrates skills to help adults with mental illness improve in those areas. The role involves supporting consumers as they practice and continue using acquired skills, collaborating with supervisors and treatment team members, responding appropriately to crises, and maintaining timely and complete clinical documentation in accordance with AltaPointe policies.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 23 years of age.
• Valid, verifiable driver license and a clear driving record.
• Attain within six months of employment knowledge of basic living skills and how to teach them to adults with mental illness.
• Attain within six months of employment knowledge of the Daily Living Activities 20 assessment.
• Attain within six months of employment knowledge of appropriate ways to interact with the population served.
• Attain within six months of employment knowledge of crisis intervention techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assess consumers for areas of deficit as determined by the DLA-20.
• Instruct patients on how to improve their abilities in identified deficit areas.
• Demonstrate tasks and assist consumers in performing them to evaluate comprehension.
• Educate patients on how to continue implementing the skills they have acquired.
• Follow institutional policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, and safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
• Recognize elements of a crisis and deescalate or resolve situations appropriately.
• Collaborate with a supervisor to ensure steps needed to engage patients have been completed and patients are set up for success.
• Collaborate with treatment team members and regularly provide feedback on patient status.
• Seek clinical supervision and consultation as needed, and accept and apply suggestions for improvement.
• Document patient contacts within 24 hours and maintain appropriate, complete service documentation in each patient’s chart.
• Treat patients with care, dignity, and respect; protect their privacy and confidentiality; and be sensitive to their needs, expectations, and individual differences.
• Maintain courteous and respectful attitudes toward consumers, visitors, and coworkers.
• Follow AltaPointe policies and procedures.
• Attend required in-service training, scheduled meetings, and workshops.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED