Roles & Responsibilities: · May assist residents throughout admission, treatment, discharge, and community adjustment. · May assist in providing and maintaining a therapeutic environment for residents either in a ward or in a cottage. · Helps residents establish goals for social activities, family interventions, and peer relationships. · May assist residents in writing letters, planning telephone calls, or with other personal matters in accord with established policy. · Participates in continuous resident education programs with particular emphasis on self-help and whenever possible social development within the resident's treatment plan. · Helps residents plan activities and appointments (doctor, dentist, clinics, and so forth). · May be required to transport and/or escort residents to locations within or outside the facility as assigned and remains with residents when indicated. · May assist residents to become familiar with community services and resources (transportation, library, adult school,and so forth). · May assist with formal groups in reality orientation, remotivation, and behavior modification. · Participates in individual and/or group activities with residents and encourages communication during this activity. · May assist residents with and teaches them activities of daily living, and performs components of these activities when the resident is unable to do so. · Bathes and/or assists residents with bathing and recognizes and reports any unusual conditions observed while assisting with or bathing resident. · May assist residents with dressing and grooming. · May assist residents with meals in dining area or in unit and assists them in eating when required. · Encourages socialization at mealtime and intervenes when behavior becomes inappropriate. · Participates in household activities in cottage/ward such as cooking, cleaning, and shopping. · Teaches housekeeping skills to residents and performs basic housekeeping duties to ensure cleanliness of the residents' living quarters. · Collects and bags soiled linen and stores clean linen. · May assist with and provide recreational activities designed to meet the needs of the individual resident. · Attends in-service education sessions to become more proficient in on-the-job skills. · Communicates using interpersonal skills necessary in assisting residents and all other members of the treatment team to perform in a harmonious manner. · Greets and assists visitors with inquiries which do not require professional judgment and/or evaluation and refers all other inquiries to the appropriate treatment team member. · Practices the principles of fire safety, participates in fire and disaster drills, and properly transmits a fire alarm when required. · Makes regular tours of the unit to check fire equipment and other safety factors, recognizes actual and potential safety hazards, and takes corrective action and/or reports conditionto the designated person in charge. · Renders basic first aid and emergency care to residents when necessary using principles taught in the program. · Lifts and/or moves residents as required. · Provides medical supplies and equipment for assigned wards, rooms, and buildings. · May assist with search for missing residents. · Submits written reports whenever accidents or incidents occur, and prepares and submits other required reports and records. · Organizes assigned work and develops effective work methods. · Performs related direct care work as assigned. · Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. |