Mental Health Worker - Mission Viejo, United States - Telecare Corporation

Telecare Corporation

Verified Company

Mission Viejo, United States

5 days ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

This is a
On-Call position.

The hourly rate for this position is:
$15.04-$18.13/hour. There is also a shift differential paid to employees who work the PM shift (3-11:30pm) of 6% of your base rate of pay and for the Noc shift (11pm-7:30am) of 8% of your base rate of pay.

***: The Residential Counselor provides direct and indirect services to both individuals and groups of members served.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

High School graduation or a G.E.D. equivalent
At least one (1) year of direct service experience in a mental health setting
Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 60 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment
All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable postoffer physical examination, 2step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification. If the position requires driving, valid driver's license, a motor vehicle clearance and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. Additional regulatory, contractual, or local requirements may apply.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Associates' Degree from an accredited college or university in a related field
Previous experience with population to be served and/or work in a similar program setting
Bilingual in Spanish, is helpful

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Demonstrates the Telecare mission, purpose, values and beliefs in everyday language and contact with the internal and external stakeholders
Provides safe, effective and efficient implementation of direct care in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of care
Establishes, maintains, and cofacilitates a therapeutic relationship with members served
Provides case management, schedules appointments, communicates with conservators and treatment teams, arranges and conducts group outings and activities
Provides daily living assistance including promoting and assisting members served in developing selfhelp skills
Orders, logs and distributes medication
Maintains the inventory and orders equipment and supplies for activity programs, as directed
Drives members served in the Program van/and or own vehicle on outings
Completes incident reports and forwards to Supervisor in compliance with established policies and procedures
Notifies appropriate agencies of any known or observed incidents of abuse
Assists with admissions and discharges
Provides medical assistance: takes temperatures, blood pressure, pulse and provides First Aid when needed
Observes, records and reports members served behavior as per applicable State, County and Telecare guidelines
Reviews and implements members served service plans
Actively participates in team meetings and service planning meetings as directed
Demonstrates knowledge of management of assaultive behavior techniques
Responds to emergency/crisis situations
If employed at Inpatient program, must assist with restraint of members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training
Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted and/or changed at the discretion of management.