Rehab Evaluator -Entry (Patient Education) (WAE)

State of Louisiana • Jackson, LA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Within the Rehabilitation Department at ELMHS, located in Jackson, LA, this role is part of the Patient Education Program. The mission of ELMHS is to provide mental health evaluation, treatment, habilitation, and consultation for adults. Programs include inpatient interventions, jail-based evaluations, supervised group home and residential programs, forensic evaluation, care, custody, and aftercare; intermediate and long-term psychiatric care are coordinated with the total system of care in Louisiana. The Rehab Evaluator-Entry will assess clients' educational needs, develop individualized learning plans, and provide both group and one-on-one instruction in areas such as literacy, adult basic education, computer skills, and GED preparation. This role is important in helping clients build academic, life, and workplace skills while tracking their progress and collaborating with interdisciplinary treatment teams to support positive outcomes. This position is ideal for someone passionate about adult education, rehabilitation, and empowering individuals to achieve their personal and educational goals. Previous teaching experience is not required.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree plus one year of experience in rehabilitation services, social services, human resources, education, therapy services, or nursing; OR
• A bachelor’s degree in a rehabilitation field, a social sciences field, social work, education, nursing, health and human services, or speech therapy; OR
• A master's degree.

Nice To Haves

• Previous teaching experience

Responsibilities

• Evaluate client information by reviewing clinical and medical assessments, social history, progress notes, and administering an initial interview with any client who is referred to the varied patient academic education programs.
• Administer and interpret Schonell’s Reading Checklist, the TABE, the TONI, and the Wide Range Achievement Test.
• Design and implement instructional group and/or 1-to-1 programs such as: Computer Literacy Training, Literacy Tutoring, Adult Basic Education Tutoring, and Computer Lab-based pre-GED and ABE Group Tutoring.
• Provide instruction in additional subjects including: how to complete a job application, filling out an income tax form, how to use a calculator, how to use reference tools, how to obtain outside community-based resources for educational or work-related needs.
• Offer basic math, language arts, science, social studies, and adult-level reading skills training to patients who have not succeeded in obtaining their basic education.
• Create and maintain individual records for patients enrolled in both group and one-to-one instruction to reflect the patient’s progress within the program.
• Perform all ELMHS-required documentation of each patient enrolled in the patient academic education programs including: evaluations, progress notes, treatment plans, the client’s attendance, participation, acquisition of skill, and mastery of concept following instruction.
• Prepare and maintain a Patient Referral database which reports all patients referred for patient academic program services.
• Recommend changes or innovations to the assigned client’s Treatment Team which enhance the rehabilitative environment for the clients.

What This Job Offers

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