PTNB Behavioral Health Tech I - Jackson

Job Purpose:

This is a technical position that involves the direct psychiatric care of adults with severe and persistent mental illness. This position helps provide a homelike environment, which enables residents to learn and develop coping and daily living skills as well as socialization and leisure skills.

Essential Job Functions:

(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.)

• Assists consumers in learning independent living skills, which are defined in the resident’s Individual Service Plan. (i.e., laundry, housekeeping, cooking, time, and money management.). As well as encouraging management of symptoms through support services and education.

• Administers consumer medication in adherence with DHS 83 regulations and under the supervision of the Residential RN.

• Documents residents’ daily behavior and routine in the resident daily log consistent with their Individualized Service Plan goals.

• Reports to Residential Supervisor, Residential RN, or physician any changes in client condition, behavior, and functioning.

• Complete shift duties as assigned including required shift duty documentation. Ensures that the house is always clean and complies with DHS 83 regulations.

• Train new and existing employees to the facility and residents.

• Ensures that residents maintain acceptable standards of personal hygiene.

• Ensures that residents leave for their day program, job, or school appropriately groomed. Coordinate transportation as necessary.

• Ensures that nutritious community meals are planned, prepared, and served, including training residents in food preparation, serving, and storage. Participates in storing weekly grocery delivery in adherence with DHS 83 regulations.

• Ensures that all physical repairs are reported to the Property Management Department.

• Practices emergency evacuation procedures and performs fire alarm system checks with residents and documents these drills.

• Attends required initial and annual CBRF trainings and can successfully pass competency testing.

• Attends and participates in staff meetings, in-service training seminars and conferences as required.

• Reports for work on time and adheres to CFI Attendance Policy.

• Reports for work at group homes that are not their home location, if properly trained, for emergency staffing needs.

• Understands and adheres to established policies and procedures and DHS 83 rules.

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in English, both orally and in writing is required. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in Spanish, both orally and in writing is desirable.

• Other duties as assigned.