Recovery Specialist I-Driver (On Call) - Behavioral Health 173

Telecare Corp.•Sanger, CA

44d•$21

About The Position

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems. As part of the Telecare family, Sanger Place MHRC (Mental Health Rehabilitation Center) is a 15-bed sub-acute, secure, psychiatric care facility for adults ages 18-59 with serious mental illness and developmental disability. POSITION SUMMARY Provides care that responds to the physical and psychological needs of members served, consistent with recovery-centered care principles.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D.
Demonstrated sensitivity to behavioral health issues and multi-cultural populations (e.g., exposure through family relationships, volunteering, or other previous experience(s) or coursework)
Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 60 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment
All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification. If the position requires driving, valid driver license, a motor vehicle clearance, and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. Additional regulatory, contractual, or local requirements may apply.
Valid and current driver's license, and personal vehicle insurance with your name listed as a driver.
Willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.
Willingness to use your personal vehicle to attend meetings, etc. (weekly mileage reimbursement at the IRS rate)

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with population to be served and/or work in a similar program setting

Responsibilities

Demonstrates the Telecare mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with internal and external stakeholders
Assists in the welcoming, admissions, and discharge processes
Supports and coaches members served in activities of daily living
Ensures safety of members served through monitoring and observation, completing related documentation
Monitors and assists members served at mealtime
Attends and participates in community meetings and groups
Assists with outings for members served by driving Program van and/or own vehicle
Participates in/facilitates rehabilitation therapy groups and activities, as needed
Implements treatment or plans of care
Helps create a recovery environment through interactions with staff and members served
Collects stool, urine, and other specimens, from members served, as assigned
Obtains vital signs and weights, as assigned
Practices standard precautions at all times
Actively participates in multidisciplinary team meetings and treatment planning meetings
Demonstrates knowledge of PART principles and techniques
Informs the charge nurse of observed behaviors and conditions
Observes, records, and reports social, psychiatric, and physical behavior of members served; has the ability to recognize changes in milieu of members served and make modifications in care giving methods accordingly
Reviews admission documentation and assists in collecting assessment data
Must assist with restraint of members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training
Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, and/or changed at the discretion of management.