Job Overview
Employment Type
Hourly
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Exact $21.00
Work Schedule
Flexible
On-call
Weekend Shifts
Night Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee assistance program
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Job Description
Telecare is a leading behavioral health services provider dedicated to delivering excellent and effective care that supports individuals in reclaiming their health, hopes, and dreams. The organization strongly emphasizes cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion throughout its operations. Telecare ensures representation and inclusivity by actively hiring mental health peers, individuals from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, veterans, and people from various belief systems. This approach fosters a supportive environment valuing diverse perspectives that enhance the quality of behavioral health services offered.
Telecare's Sanger Place Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) is a specialized psychiatric care faci... Show More
Telecare's Sanger Place Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) is a specialized psychiatric care faci... Show More
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or G.E.D.
- must be at least 18 years of age
- 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
- successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of applicable post-offer physical examination
- 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis
- acceptable criminal background clearances
- excluded party sanctions
- degree or license verification
- valid and current driver's license
- personal vehicle insurance with your name listed as a driver
- willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups
- willingness to use personal vehicle to attend meetings with mileage reimbursement
- ability to meet physical demands including lifting items weighing 25 pounds, walking, standing, bending, kneeling, crawling, twisting, pushing, pulling
- exposure to hazardous elements such as blood borne pathogens, hospital waste, chemicals, and infections
Job Qualifications
- 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 contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification
- 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)
- previous experience with population to be served and/or work in a similar program setting preferred
Job Duties
- 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
- 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
Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
Job Location
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