What are the responsibilities and job description for the CASE AIDE position at GATEWAYS HOSPITAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER?
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GATEWAYS HOSPITAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER
JOB DESCRIPTION
Title of Position: Case Aide
Location: Gateways Hospital CRTP
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt
Union/ Non-Union: Union
Supervisor: Program Director
SUMMARY OF POSITION
Supervise & monitor resident behavior, record medication compliance. Assist residents in obtaining CA identification cards. & MTA Passes. Assist in situational crisis intervention. Transportation of residents as needed.
ESSENTIALS DUTIES
• Monitors and ensures clients take prescribed psychotropic
• medications, and records medication compliance.
• Assists in situational crisis intervention as needed.
• Provides client transportation, as needed.
• Observes and records resident behavior and activities
• Monitors clients’ hygiene
• Assigns and supervises resident house jobs.
• Participates in staff meetings, counselor meetings, in-service
training, case conferences, morning meetings, and other meetings
as scheduled.
• Provides crisis intervention and management of assaultive
behavior as needed.
• Assists professional staff in arranging transportation for
psychiatric and medical emergencies.
• Conducts random checks of premises and buildings.
• Orders, receives and stocks food and supplies.
• Reports safety hazards, maintenance, and housekeeping
requirements to the Safety Manager/Residential Manager.
• Conducts group activities as directed.
• Orients new residential clients.
• Assigns beds and distributes linens to clients.
• Applies/enforces program regulations.
• Attends clinical staffing of clients and provides input as a part of
the interdisciplinary treatment teams.
• Responsible for keeping all client data confidential
EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS
• Prior paraprofessional counseling or paraprofessional psychiatric nursing experience.
• Academic training in Behavioral Sciences.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES
• Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Sciences or related area.
REQUIREMENTS
• Must pass Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and Community Care Licensing (CCL) background clearance.
• Valid California Driver’s license.
• TB clearance.
• Driving record acceptable for coverage by Gateways insurance carrier.
• Fire and Safety Training*.
• First Aid Training Certification*.
• CPR Certification*.
• Crisis Prevention Institute Training (CPI)**
* Note: If indicated certifications/licenses are lacking, they must be obtained within 180 days of hire.
**Training needs to be completed within 30 days from the date of hire on a designated date provided by on-boarding. Staff need to be certified at the commensurate level for their role to perform their job duties (staff will be taken off the schedule if certification is not achieved).
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• To perform this job you must be able to carry out all essential functions successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the job.
• Employee will be required to lift and/or move unassisted up to 25 pounds.
Job descriptions are not intended, and should not be construed, to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job. They are meant to be accurate reflections of the principal job elements.
This description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He or she will be required to follow other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her Manager and/or Supervisor.
This job description has been developed to identify some of the duties and responsibilities of this position. It is not intended to limit or encompass all duties and responsibilities of the position.
Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Centers, at its sole and absolute discretion, expressly reserves the right to modify, supplement, delete or augment the duties and responsibilities specified in this and all job descriptions.
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