Primary Job Functions:
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Assesses the consumer's interests and skill levels.
- Plans and develops activities according to the consumer's rehabilitation needs.
- Implements planned activities.
- Provides ongoing monitoring and interaction with consumers.
- Teaches consumers the necessary skills to maintain placement in less restrictive setting
- Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate or resolve the situation.
- Effectively collaborates with the treatment team members and outside sources in the delivery of day treatment services
- Effectively demonstrates the application of adult specific competencies
Supervision and Consultation:
- Seeks clinical supervision and consultation as needed
- Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement
- Actively works to enhance skills
Clinical Record Keeping:
- Documents in a timely fashion per Alta Pointe policy
- Documents appropriate, complete, and comprehensive educational and activity needs
- Documents in a clear and concise manner, types of consumer problems, treatment goals addressed, services provided, and consumer progress
- Documents legibly
- Learns and utilizes Avatar to enter documentation of weekly Day Treatment notes
Courteous and respectful attitudes towards consumers, visitors and co-workers
- Treats consumers with care, dignity and compassion
- Respects consumer's privacy and confidentiality
- Is pleasant and cooperative with others
- Assists consumers and visitors as needed
- Personal values don't inhibit ability to relate and care for others
- Is sensitive to the consumer's needs, expectations and individual differences
- Is gentle and calm to consumers and families.
Administrative and Other Related Duties as Assigned:
- Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities.
- Actively participates in Alta Pointe committees as required.
- Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner.
- Accesses appropriate community resources according to consumer needs.
- Follows Alta Pointe policies and procedures.
- Attends appropriate in-services training and other workshops.
- Provides transportation for consumers daily to and from day treatment
Physical Requirements:
- There is frequent to constant standing while organizing/stocking groceries.
- Sitting is frequent by nature; however, extended sitting could be up to 1.5 hours for documentation and 1 hour for group time.
- Walking various distances on grounds can be frequent and the furthest distance would be up to 300 feet.
- Squatting/lunging frequently to stock/organize groceries/supplies in pantry and to retrieve pots/pans needed for cooking and to lift pans out of the oven.
- Strong grasp is needed frequently to constantly handle groceries/supplies when lifting, and while cooking.
- Fine Manipulation for writing and handling paperwork.
- Pushing/pulling force 5 pounds force (horizontal) to open standing freezer doors to access groceries.
- Lifting various ranges from the floor to overhead with weights up to 5-15 pounds frequently, 30-40 pounds from the floor to 48 inches to stock groceries/supplies occasionally, 50 pounds from floor to waist 1-2 times per day.
- There may be times when mopping, sweeping, making beds, washing/drying clothes for consumers may be done.
- Any other duties that are assigned by supervisor.
High school graduate or equivalent. Knowledge in adult specialty, outlined below, to be attained within (6) six months of employment:
- Knowledge of psychiatric disorders in the adult population
- Knowledge of cultural diversity
- Knowledge of behavior management, crisis intervention and interventions common to acute psychotic consumers, as well as, to non-violent crisis intervention practices.
- Knowledge of Psychiatric Rehabilitation principles
- Knowledge of available community resources
- Knowledge of educational methods appropriate to adults with severe and persistent psychiatric disorders