Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker - Birch Tree Center

Thrive Behavioral Network•Duluth, MN

11d

About The Position

If you want to join an AMAZING Behavioral Healthcare Team, whether just starting out or have been a professional in the field for decades check us out and keep reading! We have built amazing teams of healthcare workers who are compassionate, out-of-the-box thinkers, who come to work everyday to knowing that their job will throw them in a few different directions and they like that! We employ people who genuinely like other people, and who embrace differences. You will soon find yourself immersed in a strong team atmosphere where support is in abundance. A Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker provides direct care services to the clients including assisting in maintaining a clean, safe living environment, meal preparation and supervising, training and assisting the clients in every aspect of their life. To provide an atmosphere that will stimulate clients’ development of self-confidence and self-worth.

Requirements

Mental Health Rehabilitation Workers must meet the qualifications in 245I.04 Subdv. 14 (a).
is at least 18 years of age
has a high school diploma or equivalent
meets the qualifications in sub item (a) or (b): a) has an associate of arts degree or two years full-time postsecondary education in one of the behavioral sciences or human services; is a registered nurse without abachelor's degree; or who within the previous ten years has: three years of personal life experience with serious and persistent mental illness; b) Or is fluent in the non-English language or competent in the culture of the ethnic group to which at least 20 percent of the mental health rehabilitation worker's clients belong

Responsibilities

Assist in maintaining a clean, safe living environment
Meal preparation and supervising
Training and assisting the clients in every aspect of their life
Provide an atmosphere that will stimulate clients’ development of self-confidence and self-worth
Maintain a clean, safe and well maintained environment in client living and staff areas.
Oversee client domestic responsibilities, educating and assisting them as needed to promote self-worth.
Verbally communicate with clients in a supportive and positive fashion throughout daily interactions.
To supervise and be actively involved with clients at all appropriate times, stimulating positive social interaction.
Be available to clients at all times doing at least quarter hour checks.
Act as an appropriate role model for clients.
Plan and be actively involved in all recreational and programmatic aspects of scheduled shift.
Provide appropriate supervision, assistance and training in meeting clients’ physical and emotional needs such as nutrition, grooming, socialization, family involvement, etc.
To provide supervision, assistance, and training to clients in meeting their medical and health care needs.
Supervise administration of medications according to healthcare providers’ prescriptions and policies of the organizations.
Assist in making and keeping healthcare provider, psychological, and dental appointments.
Document all medical concerns, appointments, medical administrations, destruction, etc.
To provide education and assistance to clients in managing their personal funds.
Assist clients in filling out any needed forms for application M.A., S.S.I., G.A. or requested assistance forms.
Assist clients in budgeting personal funds to meet personal needs on a monthly/weekly basis.
Assist clients in developing a plan to pay or defer any previous bills presently being billed for.