Lead Youth Residential Tech - Behavioral Health - Per Diem Nights

Hackensack Meridian Health • Montgomery, NJ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Carrier Clinic, a behavioral health system, has been a trusted source of compassionate help and supportive healing for patients and their families since we opened our doors in 1910. Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic’s East Mountain Youth Lodge provides a continuum of out of home residential treatment services for adolescents between the ages of 13-18. We provide 24-hour clinical, therapeutic treatment for emotional, behavioral, psychiatric and substance abuse difficulties based on the resident strengths and needs.

Requirements

• IRTS Level of Care (Swan) & Non-IRTS programs Bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience in behavioral health or other related healthcare field (Note this applies to team members hired after July 7, 2024).
• PCH (Lotus, Sunflower), Co-Occurring (Wolf), RTC (Bear, Eagle, Butterfly) Bachelor's degree and 3 or more years of experience providing direct care to youth in a behavioral health agency or institutional setting.
• Maintains standards of confidentiality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.
• Valid Driver's License from a USA state.
• AHA HeartSaver First Aid CPR AED Certification, or completed within the first 90 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Enrollment in a nursing or social work degree program.

Responsibilities

• Provides 24-hour care and assists in establishing an appropriate home environment that provides supervision and support for the residents.
• Under the supervision of the Program Supervisors and with the guidance of the Lodge's Clinical and Administrative staff, helps to provide a range of daily living activities for the residents, personal supervision of residents, and day-to-day household functions of the lodge.
• Assigned additional administrative responsibilities.
• Directly supervises and knows the whereabouts of every resident they are assigned.
• Supervises, observes, and participates with residents in the carrying out of the daily routine (i.e. chores).
• Consistently implements all program procedures (i.e. point systems, level systems).
• Runs activity, support, and recreation groups with guidance from clinical staff.
• Organizes, supervises, and conducts planned activities for groups and individuals.
• Assists residents in the planning of appropriate recreational activities.
• Serves as a primary counselor for an assigned number of residents.
• Assists residents in learning home management skills (cooking, cleaning, etc).
• Teaches residents about the importance of cleanliness, good nutrition, meal planning, prudent buying, etc., while guiding them in learning skill mastery.
• Corrects client behavior by administering reasonable and fair disciplinary measures when necessary.
• Ensures each resident is informed of the rules and regulations of the program.
• Provides crisis intervention to residents as needed.
• Assists in escorts and personal restraints of agitated residents.
• Attentive to building security and performs such checks as designed by the program.
• Conducts resident room checks and room searches as designed by the program.
• Carries a beeper for one week in rotation.
• Is on-call and ready to respond to staff shortages by calling and locating a replacement and/or filling the shift themselves.
• Inspects and handles belongings and valuables of residents to ensure that prohibited material is not brought into the Lodge at admission, upon return from pass, or as clinically indicated.
• Assists residents with daily living activities (i.e.; waking up, hygiene, cleaning room, participating in structure, behaving appropriately on activity).
• Provides input to administration members regarding unit-based PI measures based on concerns, high-risk, and high-volume issues.
• Ensures that paperwork is completed accurately and within procedural time limits.
• Assigns all responsibilities to 4 to 6 staff members.
• Responsible for making sure shift overview sheets are filled out entirely and accordingly and all documentation required on the shift is completed.
• Responsible for documenting all medically related information in the nursing notes.
• Documenting a review of the shift in the communication book.
• Reviewing all Behavior Modification logs on all residents for completion and accuracy.
• Solely responsible for dispensing petty cash and completing all documentation to account for expenditures.
• Solely responsible for all vehicle keys.
• Reviews all incident reports for completion and accuracy.
• Maintains the Maintenance Log.
• Assists in data collection.
• Orient new/transfer staff and students who are assigned to the unit during buddy orientation.
• Supervises prospective and new employees following shadowing protocols.
• Provides input on education and orientation programs.
• Responsible for the special project/assignment which has been specifically tailored to the expertise and interests of the individual and the needs of the Lodge.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Benefits

• health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level