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About The Position

Requirements

• Ability to assist with admissions in accordance with policies of the facility
• Ability to collect bodily fluids
• Ability to perform a variety of routine tasks such as orientation to facility, assisting with consumer’s personal and safety needs, and monitoring of consumers at all times
• Ability to perform CPR
• Ability to take consumer vital signs
• Ability to use agency specific documentation software
• Ability to identify and report any adverse side effects of medication to physician
• Ability to identify patient limitations
• Ability to chart client’s behavior
• Ability to recognize significant changes in patient’s behavior
• Ability to assess client’s needs
• Ability to answer patient questions
• Ability to troubleshoot signal if necessary
• Ability to provide simple nursing care, personal care and hygiene
• Ability to explain procedures to patients
• Ability to assist medical doctors with patients if patients are non-compliant
• Ability to lead activities
• Ability to document patient’s behavior accurately
• Ability to perform established treatment and programmatic activities
• Ability to check equipment to ensure it is working properly
• Knowledge of code protocols
• Knowledge of the department, facility or service entity’s policies and procedures
• Knowledge of simple nursing care, first-aid and personal and environmental hygiene
• Knowledge of the various types of appropriate recreational activities
• Knowledge of the concepts of mental health, health disorders and related physical conditions and treatment approaches
• Knowledge of facility safety policies and procedures
• Knowledge of care plans and diagnosis
• Knowledge of state and federal laws as it pertains to consumer confidentiality and records
• Knowledge of how to use E-Learning for training
• Cultural Awareness
• Customer Services
• Ethical Standards of Professionalism
• Accountability
• HIPAA
• 6 months of experience in a helping field
• High School Diploma or GED

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing a variety of support services in a residential setting to assist with the supervision and safety of individuals through a recovery rehabilitative focus of care
• Communicates and treats consumers with respect, dignity and tact
• Maintains a friendly, positive, courteous attitude and demeanor
• Demonstrates concern for and understanding of the consumer’s situation and perspective
• Orients consumer to unit and to unit schedule / guidelines upon admission
• Engage consumers in conversation or other interaction or recreation (table games) when appropriate
• Escorts or transports consumers to specified location and provides personal protection as needed
• Monitors consumers at all times performing hourly and as needed rounds
• Monitors vital signs per protocol
• Reports any consumer abnormalities or changes in status in timely manner
• Takes vital signs, and/or draws blood or collects other bodily fluids, as directed by a physician or nurse
• Observes and documents patient data, behavior and activity
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation
• Conducts activities for recreation and socialization
• Assists RN / LPN as needed / requested
• Participate in implementing treatment plans by; monitoring patients’ progress; communicating information regarding patients’ behavior to other members of treatment team; facilitates or co-facilitates groups, community meetings, or drug or alcohol education groups; encouraging and facilitating patients’ participation in therapeutic activities; supervising patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment
• Maintain patient, program, department and related documentation
• Provide guidance and information to consumers around the daily activities
• Assists with consumer’s personal and safety needs, housekeeping cleaning duties
• Responsible for assisting with laundering bed linens used in the facility by consumers
• Assist consumers in the laundering of their personal clothes and items during assigned laundry times
• Provide guidance to consumers in proper upkeep of living quarters, personal hygiene and grooming, appropriate attire, attendance at meals, and participation in other support service activities
• Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals; works with employees within and across his or her department to achieve shared goals
• Treats other with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor
• Values the contributions of others
• Maintains focus on Agency goals and mission
• Conveys a willingness to assist others and has a team spirit
• Maintains a good, open rapport with CRs and co-workers
• Assists with admission / discharge or transfer process in accordance with policies of facility and unit guidelines / expectations
• Assists with body search and collects urine specimens, labels and secures properly
• Performs inventory of consumer belongings (on admit / discharge or transfer) in accordance with Policies
• Maintains safety and security on unit at all times