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Direct Care Tech - Innova Grace
This position will be at full-time status - 7am-3pm.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
• Administer medication to clients (Medication pass experience preferred)
• Deliver quality care to clients within a residential setting
• Provide supervision of clients while on shift
• Provide appropriate documentation as needed
• Work cooperatively with team members to have knowledge of client's treatment plan
• Lead various Mental Health groups following a curriculum
• Assist in creating and updating Mental Health curriculums
• Be available in times of crisis or intense situations
• Empathetic people who can maintain loving but firm boundaries
• Assist with meal prep, meal serving, and kitchen clean up
• Inventory items for new clients and record on inventory sheet
• Overnight shift attends to laundry and general house cleaning responsibilities
• Account for all clients on daily census sheet
• Complete shift log, phone log, and end of duty checklist for each shift
• Other duties as assigned
Competencies:
• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills
• Motivation to grow and increase knowledge within the field of Mental Health
• Work independently with minimal oversight
• Patient and compassionate with client's emotional and psychological needs
• Basic understanding of Mental Health and client's emotional/physical/personal
boundaries
• Dependable and consistent attendance for scheduled shifts
• Outgoing group leader
• Knowledge of practices utilized in clinical interventions i.e., CBT, ACT, DBT, etc.
• Working knowledge of Electronic Medical Record
• Knowledge of ethical code and requirements of mandated reporting
• Work collaboratively to meet team goals and expectations
Minimum Qualifications:
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Have earned a High School Diploma or GED
• Understand Mental Health practices (experienced)
• Prior residential experience preferred
• Certification as a Medical Assistant - MA (preferred), Certified Medication Aide - CMA
(preferred), Certified Mental Health Technician - CMHT (preferred)
• Post high school medical education (para-professional nursing, medical, and/or
technical)
• Licensed Vocational Nurse students, Social Work students, Psychology students
preferred
• Must be able to climb stairs (two-story house)
Benefits:
• Paid Time Off (P.T.O.)
• Paid Holidays
• Bereavement Leave
• Mental Health (Wellness) Program
• 401(k) with Matching
• Major Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Supportive and Inspiring Leadership Team
• Extraordinary Company Culture
• Free Training/C.E. Opportunities
• Opportunities for Growth
Innova Recovery Center, as an equal opportunity employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination. Innova Recovery Center is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
