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Duties:

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
Incumbents provide direct care services to adult psychiatric patients; assist in the implementation of habilitative, behavioral and recreational programs; perform patient related ousekeeping duties; provide task supervision; maintains patient records; accompany patients to appointments; provide leisure activities and perform related work as required.

DETAILED STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
1. Provides direct care services in the activities of daily living by instructing and/or assisting patients in feeding, bathing, toileting, dressing, clothing maintenance, oral and physical hygiene, self preservation, etc. to ensure daily needs, dignity and human rights of the patients are met.
2. Assist in the implementation of the individual treatment plan by discussing and reporting observations regarding patient behavior, needs, desires or problems to ensure consistency of care.
3. Works effectively with other staff to better serve patient needs, promoting a non- threatening, therapeutic milieu.
4. Performs tasks of other staff in their absence to ensure continuity of services.
5. Practices principles of NVSD, including controlled takedown, Restraint/Seclusion when necessary to provide a safe environment.
6. Performs patient related housekeeping duties as needed, observing and reporting need for maintenance repairs to ensure a clean safe environment for patients.
7. Documents in MIS including but not limited to progress notes, incident reports,restraint/seclusion forms, to provide communication regarding patient progress.
8. Accompanies patients to appointments, programs and treatment areas, assists professional or medical staff in providing services to patients (i.e. vital signs) to insure health needs of the patient are being met.
9. Provides leisure activities for patients during unstructured time to promote and enhance patient social skills.
10. Instructs patients in fire safety and preservation skills to ensure their safety in an emergency situation.
11. Attends meetings and trainings to improve knowledge and skills to be aware of and stay informed of hospital and departmental policies and procedures as well as HCFA and JCAHO regulations to provide a safe therapeutic environment.
12. Actively involved in the Improved Operational Performance process at both unit and hospital wide level to promote improved patient care.
13. May be required to provide “specialized” services to patients in the hospital or at other locations in order to provide support and ensure safety.
14. Works with other staff in the planning and the implementation of therapeutic and educational programs for the patients and their families to provide an opportunity for learning and meeting of individual patient needs.
15. Compliance with all applicable state and federal laws including the HealthInsurance Portability and Acountability Act (HIPAA) regulations which govern the
privacy and confidentiality of information about patients.
16. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have at least (A) one year of full-time or equivalent part-time experience in providing direct care service to the mentally ill, emotionally or physically handicapped, or (B) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.

Substitutions:

I. An Associate's degree or higher with a major in psychology, human services, mental health or retardation may be substituted for the required experience.*

*Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.

Preferred Qualifications:

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED AT HIRE:
Ability to work effectively with the professional and non-professional staff.
Ability to deal therapeutically and effectively with patients and their families.
Ability to receive and respond effectively to classroom and on-the-job training.
Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions effectively.
Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward the mentally ill.
Ability to observe and record patient behavioral reaction and changes in usual patterns.
Ability to acquire knowledge of the dynamics and treatment of mental illness after training and to apply to daily work assignments.

Comments:

PLEAS NOTE THAT THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION
The incumbent will receive full benefits as defined by Commonwealth policy and the collective bargaining agreement, however, the incumbent will not have any bumping or recall rights at the end of the assignment, which is anticipated to be between 1 – 6 months in duration. This temporary appointment will not impact recall rights for employees previously separated from service. Refusing an offer for a temporary appointment will not result in removal from the recall list. Employees that received a voluntary incentive upon separation will not be required to pay back the incentive if offered a temporary position. Employees that are subsequently recalled/hired to a regular position within one year of the effective date of lay-off will be required to pay back the monetary incentive received upon separation from service.

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