Sr Residential Case Worker
- Job ID: 58856
- Entity: Gateway Healthcare
- Location Name: GHI-Pawtucket-351 Benefit Street Suite
- City, State: Pawtucket, RI
- Work Type: FULL TIME
- Hours Per Week: 40.00
- Shift: Day
- Posted Date: 5/23/2024
Summary: Sr Residential Case Workers maximize residents� care safety success satisfaction and ownership in their living and working environment. This is accomplished through therapeutic and effective skills-trainings and relationship building. Under the direction of the Residential Manager Sr Residential Case Workers provide input into the treatment planning implementation documentation and observation of residents in order to maintain a safe clean and therapeutic environment and provide client driven services that ensure quality and excellence in client care and the facility of client recovery.
Responsibilities: Preceptor for new hires. Clinical coverage during managers absence. Monitors daily allowance and clients large account. Reconciles medication counts and client financial data. Escalates errors or missing information to superior. Monitors compliance with BHDDH regulations. Responsible for the Facilitation/Education of ADL skill-building for residential living for community integration and teaching client�s daily medication routines budgeting self-preservation skills transportation etc. Provide opportunities for skills practice and collaborative learning. Participate on a multi-disciplinary team in the development and implementation of client treatment plans and progress reviews engaging clients whenever possible in the planning and evaluation process. Provide coordinate and monitor treatment services for all assigned clients. Includes but not limited to contact with the client as prescribed in the treatment plan; provision and coordination of care prescribed in the treatment plan through documented contact and implementation of assigned activities with client client�s family other Gateway staff consultants and treatment plan designated staff from other human service agencies and medically oriented organizations. Monitoring the effectiveness of care provided by the program or through other service providers by comparing service provided with service outcomes as specified in the treatment plan. Provide shift coverage which includes but is not limited to carrying out the many functions of household maintenance especially cleaning and meal preparation assist in resolution of medical psychiatric and behavioral crises conflict resolution and symptom management. Ensure Gateway office areas residential programs are safe and secure via checking door and window locks and by always knowing the whereabouts of all residents during course of work shift. Schedule treatment plan meetings facilitate treatment plan meetings utilize assessment information diagnostic results medical record client and family participation and participation of other human service providers to develop and document assessments and treatment plans/reviews in accordance with agency policy and procedure. Ability to screen for substance abuse and provide assessment with indicated treatment planning counseling/education and referral. Ability to remain in shift until appropriately relieved by another staff member.(This could result in working two consecutive shifts as designated by supervisor.) Ability to obtain and maintain CPR certification. Ability to understand Community Support Professional standards. Aware of program quality assurance indicators and responsibilities. Consistently models to residents appropriate and therapeutic interpersonal staff/client interactions. Ability to facilitate recreational therapy group activities. Takes initiative to seek both formal and informal supervision. Available to cover shifts as assigned at any residential program to include leaving one program to travel and work at another. Attend quality and safety meetings as required. Performs other duties as assigned or needed.
Other information: EDUCATION: EXPERIENCE: Maintain flexibility toward work schedules. Ability to work schedule as posted and assigned to include weekends and holidays. Ability to perform routine household chores involving some lifting and bending. Ability to professionally communicate with behavioral health clients and other staff face to face and by telephone. Ability to obtain and maintain CPR certification and first aid training and monitor client�s vital signs as required. Maintain a valid driver�s license and ability to use the program van or personally owned vehicle to transport clients to day-activity programs and appointments when necessary and to respond to medical emergencies and disaster evacuations. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: None
Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Location: Gateway Healthcare Inc. USA:RI:Pawtucket
Work Type: Full Time
Shift: Shift 1
Union: Non-Union