Habilitation Technician

Position Responsibilities: The person in this position may provide habilitation interventions, personal care and/or respite to consumers and consumer families. Activities may include social skills training, training or assistance in activities of daily living; when providing respite, activities may also include recreational outings and monitoring the consumer to ensure safety and provide opportunities for recreational outlets. This employee implements these activities as outlined in the Person-Centered Plan or Individual Support Plan. All activities are documented in an electronic record. Employee must always monitor/supervise consumer. Habilitation technicians are selected to interview with consumers / consumers family based upon the technicians training, experience with a particular population, skills, interests, consumer and family preferences, and hours of availability. Primary responsibilities are carrying out the interventions listed above and activities according to the treatment plan. All activities must be documented to Medicaid and medical records standards, using the approved forms. Electronic documentation and verbal reports must accurately reflect consumers' activities and progress and must state what treatment plan components were addressed and what progress was accomplished. Forms must be completed fully, and documentation submitted in OnTarget within 24 hours. Documentation entered after 48 hours will be reimbursed at minimum wage. Any documentation corrections requested must be accurate and timely. Physical Demands. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions if it does not cause a hardship for the company or limit quality of services provided. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to keep balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch. Some consumers can become physically aggressive toward self or others and this may require the employee to physically redirect and/or physically hold and/or control the consumer. This requires physical flexibility and endurance, emotional calmness and ability to follow the plan of care, implement the approved intervention techniques and to adhere to policy. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Work Environment. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions if it does not cause a hardship on the company. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals normally occurring in household cleaners. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions at bath time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate due to talk and movement of the consumers and employee in the home and the use of normal household appliances. The noise level can increase due to yelling or screaming by consumers. Supervision: The Habilitation Technician will be hired, trained and supervised by a Qualified Professional - I/DD. Supervision will be conducted based on an individualized supervision p an as per NC MH/DD/SA requirements. Minimum Qualifications: To qualify as a Habilitation Technician, an employee shall meet all of the following qualifications: At least 18 years old Able to effectively read, write, and communicate verbally in English, understand instructions and perform record keeping If providing transportation, have a valid North Carolina drivers license, a safe driving record and an acceptable level of automobile liability insurance and vehicle must pass safety check completed by A Caring Heart upon hire, and 6 months after NC annual inspection and as requested by office employee. Criminal background checks present no health and safety risk to consumer Not listed in the North Carolina Health Care Personnel Registry High school diploma or high school equivalency Employees may be required to pass a drug screen and must have no evidence of a communicable disease Knowledge of basic computer skills Duty Hours: Flexible and individualized work assignments are structured to meet the needs of consumers being served. Weekend and evening hours are scheduled as needed. Schedules may change frequently. Employees should keep A Caring Heart informed of their general hours of availability so that assignments can be made appropriately. Employee Selection Process: A Caring Heart in effect pre-hires candidates whom we expect to match with consumers or consumer families. Your work hours will be based on your selection by a consumer or the legally responsible person of a consumer, and then based on what hours the consumer (or legally responsible person) wants the individual served to receive those hours of services. The number of hours of services, and types of services, are dependent on the plan of care which is written for each consumer by the Medicaid oversight agency. If a consumer family determines that they no longer want you to provide the services for the consumer, but you are meeting our expectations as an employee, we will attempt to place you with another consumer/ consumer family as quickly as possible. Likewise, a consumer/consumer family may choose to leave our agency and go to another agen