Health Care Tech II- MHTL- Pueblo West

State of Colorado • Pueblo, CO

172d • Remote

About The Position

This position exists to provide direct hands-on milieu management care to clients, which includes assistance with activities of daily living, documentation of the care supplied, awareness of psychosocial and physical needs/safety of clients, engagement in social and recreational activities, support in the continued development of social and life skills. These services shall be performed in a manner consistent with the standards of the profession, legal, and regulatory requirements. This is a full-time, in-person, essential services designation position. These services are provided in a residential setting, which requires 24/7 care and treatment. As such, we are hiring for daytime, evening, and overnight shifts, including weekends.

Requirements

• High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
• One (1) year of experience in assisted living, nursing home, home health or any other congregate care, residential behavioral health setting.

Nice To Haves

• QMAP certified
• Experience working in psychiatric settings and with direct patient care
• Able to recognize what a calm milieu looks like and understand how to maintain it
• Basic understanding of various psychiatric disorders
• Experience with dealing with clients in crisis, utilizing de-escalation techniques.
• Maintains awareness of all 1:1, special precautions, and medical and psych issues for each client
• Understand and practice knowledge of when to report changes in client condition or complaints such as pain or other medical needs to the Provider or Nurse
• Knowing the 10 rights of Medication Administration, and proper Infection Control practices for passing medications
• Having a basic understanding of signs and symptoms of adverse effects r/t medications

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing direct client care by hands-on performance and/or assistance as needed with activities of daily living (ADL) and continued development of social and life skills through engagement in recreational and social activities.
• Provides environmental needs to all clients by arranging and adapting personal care items, such as food or clothing and/or physical environment needs to support the ongoing needs of the clients.
• May require gentle guiding and instruction for clients to engage in self-care activities as part of their continued development of activities of daily living.
• Assist clients in becoming oriented to the program, which includes a review of the program requirements, their responsibilities as clients, inventory of all personal items, etcetera.
• Responsible for the ongoing supervision of the clients in care and ensuring the needs of all clients are being met daily.
• Monitors safety needs by supervising the clients in care, their whereabouts, interactions, and conditions, and refers to the MHTL Homes team regarding potential changes that may need to be made based on observations.
• Responsible for transporting, when necessary, clients in care to and from appointments and/or recreational and social activities.
• Responsible for ensuring the safety of the clients by adhering to safety laws such as seatbelts and expectations while in a moving vehicle, abiding by the rules of the road, etc.
• An essential function of this role is to ensure that a schedule of outside client appointments and any recreational or social activities that require transportation is maintained, and to share and collaborate with the MHTL Homes team on this schedule.
• Ensures that trip logs are properly and timely completed.
• Responsible for the adherence to department standards and staff development.
• Responsible for ensuring that the standards for the MHTL Homes in terms of programming and operation are followed accordingly as set in the MHTL Homes policies and procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for completing staff training, which includes MHTL Homes-specific training along with CDHS mandatory training.
• Attend assigned meetings and in-services as scheduled by the supervisor to fulfill the mission/vision of the agency.
• Ensures all documentation as shift notes, incident logs, refrigerator temperature logs, and other logs related to life, safety, and health are timely and correctly completed.
• Acts as a resource and teaches/orients new/pulled/pool staff related to milieu management/safety basics.
• This position requires certification as a Qualified Medication Administration Professional (QMAP).
• Administers medications to the individuals served per the Medication Administration Record (MAR).
• Administers medications in proper doses at appropriate times to each individual.
• Records a wide range of information including medication given (including time and amount); clients' responses to medications and treatments; documents refusals of medications and reports this to the clinical team; and all information relevant to all aspects of the clients' mental status.
• Dispense medication to clients as well as clients' self-administration of medications.
• Review the MAR, pull out the appropriate medication per the MAR, put the medication in a cup, hand the cup of medication to the client with a glass of water and the client takes the medication.
• May supply topical medication to the client, and the client would apply it.
• Other duties as required for business needs.

Benefits

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• BenefitHub state employee discount program
• Employee Wellness program MotivateMe
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees