Job Description

Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

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