Independent Living Skills Med Room Support

SUMMARY
The ILS Med Room Support works as part of an Intensive Residential Treatment Services team that provides care, treatment and rehabilitation for persons served who are experiencing significant mental health/psychiatric symptoms; who are demonstrating significant functional impairments; and who may have co-occurring disorders. This position will partner with the nurse by assisting with Med Room tasks.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below.

Provides assistance to person(s) served in order to promote their physical, social, and psychological well-being.
Interacts frequently and positively with person(s) served and support staff to promote the rights of the person(s) served to achieve an enhanced quality of life.
Assist Nursing team as well as other team members with providing care in accordance with their treatment plans.
Follow agency procedures to promote optimum health care, safety practice and behavioral supports to maintain the well-being of person(s) served.
Administrative duties (scanning, faxing, organizing).
Transport person served as needed.
Provide group and individual services for person served.
Teach person served independent living skills.
Develop and maintain a cooperative working relationship with teams and outside providers.
Provide the necessary financial management for the day-to-day operations of the program using established practices and procedures regarding the operations use of agency funds.
Ensure compliance with training, licensing regulations and company policies and procedures.
Partnering with the nurse regarding medication administration and monitoring and ensuring required documentation is complete.
Maintain clean and safe work environment.
Manages the day-to-day therapeutic environment including the prevention of crisis at the lowest level of escalation.
Develops and participates in community and in-house recreational and leisure activities.
Completes all documentation as required to ensure quality services.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

Minimum Knowledge and Skills required for the Job
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job.

Education and Experience:

GED or High School Diploma with 2,000 supervised hours in the delivery of services to adults with serious mental illness
Bachelor's degree preferred in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university

Physical Requirements:

Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Pay Rate: $22-$23