Psychosocial Rehabilitation Tech I

FCC Behavioral Health•Poplar Bluff, MO

About The Position

Psychosocial Rehabilitation Technicians facilitate and deliver treatment services according to an established schedule of structured program activities. They help maintain a therapeutic environment that is productive, meaningful, and appropriate for the people served in the treatment setting. This posting describes qualification paths for PSR Tech Levels I, II, and III, as well as the role’s core duties. Moving from one PSR Tech level to another requires an application that is completed, signed, and approved.

Requirements

For Level I: High school diploma or equivalent.
For Level I: Possess or be able to obtain a Missouri Class E Chauffeur’s Driver’s License.
For Level I: Meet the minimum requirements to be clinically privileged by FCC Behavioral Health.
For Level II: Meet Level I requirements and complete the employment and/or training requirements listed in the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Technician Level II Criteria on SharePoint.
For Level III: Hold a bachelor’s degree in a human service field, or an associate’s degree in Behavioral Health Support, or have at least four years of qualifying experience with a high school diploma or equivalent, or meet Level II qualifications and complete the employment and/or training requirements listed in the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Technician Level III Criteria on SharePoint.
Qualifying experience must include service delivery to individuals with mental illness, substance use disorders, or developmental disabilities, and at least one of the following: providing individual or group rehabilitation, habilitation, recovery, or resiliency-focused services; teaching and modeling coping and management skills while encouraging natural supports; supporting individuals in finding and maintaining housing or employment, or functioning appropriately in family, school, and community settings; or helping individuals achieve individualized treatment-plan goals and objectives.
To advance between PSR Tech levels, complete, sign, and obtain approval for an application.

Responsibilities

Monitor and facilitate group activities according to the program schedule, using materials that engage the people served.
Work alongside people served on work that is important to their community.
Help people served meet goals and objectives in their current treatment plans by using the staff interventions outlined in those plans.
Assist with transporting people served to and from scheduled activities and, as needed, to and from their homes.
Coordinate crisis intervention services as needed.
Monitor people served and report physical or emotional changes to the appropriate staff members.
Complete required documentation within program guidelines.
Adhere to applicable evidence-based practice models.
Demonstrate working knowledge of diagnostic criteria for substance use and/or mental disorders.
Communicate information orally, effectively and accurately.
Help ensure the program operates within the agency’s certification (CARF, DMH) standards and strategic plan related to clinical care.
Abide by program and agency policies and procedures.
Perform other assigned job duties and special projects.