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Resident Care Aide 6-E8-Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital
Government Jobs, Portage, Michigan, United States, 49002
Resident Care Aide
The resident care aide staff will provide direct care, person-centered services (including but not limited to active treatment and nursing services) to individuals who are acutely or chronically ill with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities, and possibly with multiple physical health conditions. Resident care aide staff provide an array of person-centered supports and services; including health care, ADL training, behavior management, etc. which are developed by the treatment team via a specific assignment to provide care and supervision for an individual resident or an assigned group of residents. This includes accountability to provide visual observation of the area to ensure resident whereabouts, safety, and monitor activities. The resident care aide staff assist the professional team members in formulating, revising, and implementing the individual plan of service specific to the resident care needs. Resident care aide staff serve as a positive role model. Resident care aide staff are responsible for supervising residents in therapeutic milieu, in program delivery, i.e. supervise and participate in active treatment and/or psychosocial rehabilitation programs, health care plans, and when accompanying residents in the community, i.e. medical appointments, inter-hospital transfer, sitter in community hospital, etc. Resident care aide staff assist residents who may require assistance when completing or learning activities of daily living such as bathing and grooming, mealtime, dressing, etc. Resident care aide staff provide for implementation of emergency/high risk procedures in accordance with Center/Hospital Policy/standards, i.e. seclusion, restraint, manual holds, enhanced levels of supervision, CPR, etc. Resident care aide staff document in the residents medical record, and maintain accountability records, i.e. resident check, sharps monitoring, etc. in accordance with Hospital/Center policy and the Nursing Standards of Practice. Maintain safe environment and perform light housekeeping duties. This is a Drug and Alcohol tested (DART) position under the criteria provided in the collective bargaining unit agreement. All positions are subject to criminal background checks and fingerprinting. Mandatory overtime, holiday work, and weekend work are required. Must be available for mandatory overtime. This is a Drug and Alcohol-tested (DART) position under the criteria provided in the collective bargaining unit agreement. All positions are subject to criminal background checks and fingerprinting. Individuals in this position on a regular basis provide direct health care services to persons in the care or custody of the State.
The resident care aide staff will provide direct care, person-centered services (including but not limited to active treatment and nursing services) to individuals who are acutely or chronically ill with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities, and possibly with multiple physical health conditions. Resident care aide staff provide an array of person-centered supports and services; including health care, ADL training, behavior management, etc. which are developed by the treatment team via a specific assignment to provide care and supervision for an individual resident or an assigned group of residents. This includes accountability to provide visual observation of the area to ensure resident whereabouts, safety, and monitor activities. The resident care aide staff assist the professional team members in formulating, revising, and implementing the individual plan of service specific to the resident care needs. Resident care aide staff serve as a positive role model. Resident care aide staff are responsible for supervising residents in therapeutic milieu, in program delivery, i.e. supervise and participate in active treatment and/or psychosocial rehabilitation programs, health care plans, and when accompanying residents in the community, i.e. medical appointments, inter-hospital transfer, sitter in community hospital, etc. Resident care aide staff assist residents who may require assistance when completing or learning activities of daily living such as bathing and grooming, mealtime, dressing, etc. Resident care aide staff provide for implementation of emergency/high risk procedures in accordance with Center/Hospital Policy/standards, i.e. seclusion, restraint, manual holds, enhanced levels of supervision, CPR, etc. Resident care aide staff document in the residents medical record, and maintain accountability records, i.e. resident check, sharps monitoring, etc. in accordance with Hospital/Center policy and the Nursing Standards of Practice. Maintain safe environment and perform light housekeeping duties. This is a Drug and Alcohol tested (DART) position under the criteria provided in the collective bargaining unit agreement. All positions are subject to criminal background checks and fingerprinting. Mandatory overtime, holiday work, and weekend work are required. Must be available for mandatory overtime. This is a Drug and Alcohol-tested (DART) position under the criteria provided in the collective bargaining unit agreement. All positions are subject to criminal background checks and fingerprinting. Individuals in this position on a regular basis provide direct health care services to persons in the care or custody of the State.