Direct Care Worker (53478)

Salary Range $10.50 - $10.50 Hourly

Position Type Full Time

Education Level High School

Description

Position Summary:

Responsible for insuring that patients receive all appropriate services, as well as performance of other work related duties as assigned.

Essential Job Functions:

• Maintains and demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of therapeutic community concepts and treatment principles.

• Participates as member of the treatment team by being responsible for implementing the therapeutic community milieu including:

• Modeling and mentoring recovery behaviors,

• supporting the culture of the TC,

• supporting conflict resolution,

• ensuring that therapeutic community structure and activities are implemented according to guidelines,

• understanding and implementing sanction and reward systems;

• understanding and implementing the mechanisms of addressing and reporting client behavior that presents opportunities for learning and behavior change

• maintaining awareness of dynamics occurring in the milieu by active presence and participation in client scheduled activities and when clients are not involved in scheduled activities

• Maintains and demonstrates a basic understanding of co-occurring disorders, including knowledge required to monitor mental health status and changes in symptoms.

• Monitors and observes clients, ensures their safety and well-being, and provides motivational enhancement and educational support and guidance to assist them in meeting therapeutic goals.

• Facilitates didactic (educational) groups and understands concepts taught.

• Transports clients to appointments, activities and other offsite locations.

• Conducts routine and random urine and breath drug analysis, contraband searches and other activities designed to ensure the integrity of the TC, and documents findings.

• Conducts routine and random walk-throughs of facilities and grounds to observe for contraband or other indicators that might impact the therapeutic milieu.

• Conducts crisis management and de-escalation techniques.

• Observes, monitors and documents client medication management according to policy and procedures.

• Completes intake screenings and admission forms and other documentation as assigned.

• Completes required documentation, including progress notes, behavioral observations, staff logs, incident reports and other documentation appropriately and within stated timeframes; enters data into electronic database.

• Reports and/or documents client observations and contributes to treatment decisions concerning therapy, discipline, privileges and so forth.

• Participates in group and individual supervision sessions, client staffings and other meetings as directed.

• Participates in mandatory training; remains current with new or revised policies, procedures and responsibilities.

• Serves as member of Quality Improvement Team and conducts assigned quality improvement activities.

• Other duties and activities as assigned.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications:

Ability to understand and implement Therapeutic Community Concepts

Ability to understand and address needs of clients with Co-occurring Disorders

Basic computer literacy including data entry.

Certifications/Licenses:

Education:

High School Diploma or GED preferred