Therapeutic Rehabilitation Aide

Job Title: Therapeutic Rehabilitation Program Aide

Qualifications: Requires High School Degree or GED. Submit to and pass a criminal record check and a drug screening test.

Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 am until 4:30 pm. Other times may be required with the job.

This position reports directly to the Therapeutic Rehabilitation Supervisor (Site Supervisor)

Summary of Job Duties: Provide assistance to the consumers with Severe Mental Illness who are involved in the Day Program by providing support while going through the recovery process associated with their mental illness.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Include the following:

• Provide care in a safe and comfortable environment.
• Comply with medical record requirements.
• Submits required documentation within required timeframes per agency policies and procedures.
• Provides care based on ethical concepts and principles while refraining from forming a personal relationship with the consumers.
• Provide services as documented in client treatment plan through the directing of the Therapeutic Rehabilitation Supervisor.
• Refrain from assuming any duty that is unrelated to and/or interferes with the responsibilities of the position.
• Respond to emergency situation in a timely fashion.
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with other team members, as part of a multidisciplinary team, and independently, when necessary.
• Other duties may be assigned when necessary.

Required Job Skills:

• Oral and Written Communication Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Ability to exercise good judgment, tact, diplomacy and compassion when problem solving, handling conflict or in a crisis situation
• Ability to complete record keeping in a timely fashion
• Ability to get along with diverse personalities and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to work well with people of all races, backgrounds and needs
• Knowledgeable of health promotion and disease prevention and differential diagnosis and disease management as appropriate to educational level
• Knowledgeable of Behavioral Health Concepts and how to incorporate concepts into practical application with health promotion and wellness education

Additional Responsibilities:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable the individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physically able to reach, push, pull, stoop, bend,  stand, walk and lift up to 20 pounds
• Possess a valid Driver’s License and maintain a safe driving record if required for job performance.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations must be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions, may be off-site from normal office location.

The noise level in the work environment is mild to moderate.

Environmental Data and Job Hazards:

• Hours of work are structured 7.5 or 8.0 hour blocks of time but may be subject to irregular and/or flexible hours based on needs or demands.
• Position may require duties to include routine or reasonable anticipated tasks or procedures where there is a degree of actual or potential exposure to blood or other infectious materials.
• All staff are required to participate in yearly trainings regarding infection control and safety in the environment including hazardous waste and blood borne pathogens.
• All new staff must attend training regarding handling physical, verbal threats, acts of violence or other escalating and potential dangerous situations including when police need to be summoned.
• Must be certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation within one month of employment and maintain the certification if providing direct care.  First Aid Training may be required.