Psychiatry Other job located in Mississippi
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Job Specialty:
Psychiatry
Job Type:
Government
Job Location:
Mississippi
Salary Locum Tenens:
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Salary Permanent:
$13.00-$18.00
Job Description
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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Participates as a team member to provide a nurturing and consistent therapeutic treatment milieu.
- Maintains client confidentiality at all times.
- Remains awake and alert at all times to provide supervision of clients and assistance when needed in activities of daily living including clients’ personal hygiene, household chores, laundry, and meal preparation.
- Monitors clients/facilities during shift and documents in daily shift note.
- Conducts process groups and monitors clients during program activities as assigned.
- Participates in program activities and outings as assigned.
- Provides program orientation to clients as assigned in a timely manner.
- Transports clients as assigned in a safe and timely manner. Signs vehicle in and out per agency policy. Completes inspection and documentation prior to driving. Ensures that vehicle remains clean and in good repair.
- Oversees medication room and monitors clients during self-administration when assigned. Collects vitals as assigned.
- Conducts drug screens and searches in accordance with agency policy.
- Documents relevant events in a factual, accurate, complete, and timely manner.
- Follows correct case note format.
- Logs in medications on medication self-administration record and ensures
- required documentation/initials are obtained at the time of self-administration when assigned.
- Attends and participates appropriately in clinical staffings when requested to do so by the supervisor or clinical team.
- Responds to clients needs in an appropriate and timely manner.
- Demonstrates appropriate interactions with coworkers that promote a pleasant work environment.
- Obtains shift report from departing coworkers. Provides shift report to oncoming coworkers that is complete and alerts oncoming shift of relevant concerns.
- Completes additional job duties assigned by supervisor.
- Notifies an appropriate designated supervisor in advance of any program absence so that the supervisor can arrange program coverage if necessary.
- Monitors clients’ belongings for items of safety concern and/or contraband. Removes any unsafe or inappropriate items and reports removal to the Supervisor/A&D Director.
- Identifies and reports to Supervisor/A&D Director or his/her designee in a timely manner any safety concern or any unusual incidents in the work environment.
- Contacts Supervisor/A&D Director or his/her designee in the event of an elopement, injury, or threatening condition.
- Screens visitors and telephone calls to ensure only approved persons are contacting residents as per program policy.
- Completes housekeeping duties assigned in a timely manner.
- Conducts drills and monthly safety review in compliance with DMH standards as assigned.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- High School diploma or GED
- Previous experience working in a residential treatment setting strongly preferred
- Previous experience working with the A&D population strongly preferred
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