Part Time Health Care Worker- Community Integration Home- Savannah

Georgia Department of Revenue•Savannah, GA

1d•$20 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

The Part Time Health Care Worker supports residents at the Community Integration Home (CIH) in Savannah, Georgia. Under general supervision, the worker assists with daily living activities, observes and monitors resident behavior, records observations and incidents, and trains residents in basic personal and social skills, simple academics, or work skills. The role maintains a high quality of care and serves as a role model for residents. Duties may also include meal preparation, encouraging group activities, transportation, and limited case management. The worker helps arrange medical care and ensure residents receive needed services, contributes to individual service or treatment plans, and provides guidance on behavior, decision-making, and minor problems. The role includes instructing residents in daily living skills, participating in case reviews, completing housekeeping and errands, planning and preparing meals (including special diets), maintaining progress and service records, and reporting changes in residents’ conditions to a manager or supervisor. The worker may drive state-owned vehicles to transport residents to appointments and activities and assist with educational group lectures. Other duties may be assigned. The position may require evaluations, vaccinations, professional licensure, or certifications. Listed possible evaluations and vaccinations include drug screening, a TB evaluation, and annual influenza vaccination. State law requires national and state background checks as a condition of employment.

Requirements

Basic computer skills.
Ability to communicate and interact with mental health professionals in a team environment.
Ability to monitor and provide day-to-day assistance to residents.
Ability to observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress.
Ability to understand and follow safety procedures.
Documentation skills.
Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Experience with or knowledge of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Experience working successfully without daily contact with a supervisor.
Previous experience working in a residential home or healthcare facility.
Ability and willingness to attend residents’ medical or psychiatric appointments and advocate for residents during appointments.
Understanding of basic first-aid medical procedures.
Organizational skills and ability to coordinate timely medication ordering and supervision.
Ability to observe and monitor participants’ behavior.
Ability to assist and supervise participants with daily living activities.
Ability to provide training or orientation services to participants.
Ability to participate in supportive guidance, program-planning meetings, consumer staffing, and service training.
Ability to complete evaluations to determine participants’ functional levels.

Responsibilities

Arrange for needed medical care and provide services to ensure residents obtain care.
Assist with development of individual service or treatment plans for assigned residents.
Counsel and advise residents on behavioral problems, daily decision-making, and resolving minor problems; provide corrective feedback when needed.
Instruct and advise residents on daily living skills individually or in groups.
Observe and monitor resident behavior and chart observations and incidents.
Participate in case reviews and consult with the team to evaluate resident needs and plan continuing services.
Perform housekeeping duties, including cleaning, washing clothes and dishes, and running errands.
Plan, shop for, and prepare meals, including special diets; assist families with planning, shopping for, and preparing nutritious meals.
Prepare and maintain records of resident progress and services performed, and report changes in resident condition to a manager or supervisor.
Drive state-owned vehicles and provide transportation for residents to appointments and activities.
Assist with educational group lectures on appropriate topics.
Train residents in basic personal and social skills, simple academics, or work skills.
Other duties as assigned.