Intensive Support Professional-IRSH (eveninds)

UnityPoint Health • Cedar Rapids, IA

72d • $19

About The Position

The Intensive Support Professional is responsible for delivering hands-on intensive rehabilitation services to adults with mental health, behavioral health, intellectual disabilities, or co-occurring conditions. Key responsibilities include assisting with medication adherence, appointment compliance, comprehension, crisis planning, behavior modification, and skill building. The position focuses on providing person-centered, strength-based, and trauma-informed care to support individuals in stabilizing and reintegrating into the community.

Requirements

• High School Diploma
• One Year Experience in Behavioral or Mental Health
• Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons
• Successful completion of minimum 30 hours of crisis management and de-escalation training within the first year of service provision

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in a human services related field (including psychology, social work, nursing or education)
• Possess strong de-escalation and crisis management skills, and ability to effectively manage emergency situations

Responsibilities

• Completes mental health and functional assessments; Identify strengths and needs
• Assists individuals with exploring potential hopes, dreams, and goals
• Supports individual’s participation in person centered service planning process
• Executes the individualized service plan centered around the person's needs, developed collaboratively with the service seeker
• Works in partnership with individuals receiving services to facilitate progress and attainment of treatment plan goals
• Engages in consultation and collaboration with the individual’s additional professional support resources
• Engages in the creation and execution of crisis plans as necessary
• Recognizes early signs and symptoms of physical and mental illness, and performs appropriate interventions and/or referrals in accordance with the identified crisis plan
• Provides support and interventions to assist with crisis de-escalation
• Provides skill training related to crisis intervention techniques
• Provides education regarding available supports, such as Warn Line and 988 Crisis Line
• Assesses individual’s ability to self-administer their medication
• Manages, stores, and inventories medications to safely administer medication to individuals served
• Recognizes and reports the therapeutic actions and side effects of medications
• Assists individuals with communication to medication prescribers of any concerns or side effects
• Provides medication management skill training as directed by the person centered plan
• Provides transportation to individuals served, including but not limited to appointments, meetings, errands, and outings
• Provides instruction and skill development pertaining to daily living activities tailored to individual needs outlined in the person centered plan
• Assists individuals in working toward full community integration, including connecting individuals to and participating in community resources and leisure activities
• Completes housekeeping and home maintenance tasks as identified in the daily, weekly, and monthly checklists
• Makes referrals on behalf of individuals served based on needs and preferences; assists with following up on referrals and ensuring needed services are received
• Assists individuals in the development of natural supports within the community
• Assists individuals in connecting with community resources and support for successful transition and discharge
• Participates in the development and implementation of the discharge plans and ensure individuals have opportunities to actively engage in the process
• Utilizes motivational interviewing and trauma informed care techniques to ensure approachable and compassionate care
• Ability to effectively communicate observations, progress, and concerns with other team members and supervisors
• Produces and maintains thorough and timely documentation of individual care, progress or concerns, as required by state regulations and agency policies, while ensuring client confidentiality
• Participates in planning, implementing and evaluating programming with Intensive Residential Services Program
• Assists in the collection of data for the ongoing program evaluation and quality improvement
• Attends and participates in regularly scheduled staff meetings, supervisory sessions, and assigned trainings
• Provides services according to assigned schedule, which may include daytime, evening, and weekend hours
• Provides education to individuals about their rights
• Performs on-call duties as assigned on a rotational basis

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• 401K matching
• Employee recognition program
• Dental and health insurance
• Paid holidays
• Short and long-term disability
• Pet insurance
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay
• Tuition reimbursement
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

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