Recuperative Care Assistant
Recuperative Care Assistant
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Job Description
For Water Street Mission to fulfill its mission and purpose it is critical for all staff to participate in the development and maintenance of a healthy Christian Community. By living out our faith with one another and creating a space where our guests are invited to experience that community with us we participate in lives being restored. Even as some positions have minimal direct contact with guests each staff member has an essential role in forming and maintaining Christian community. The love of Christ evidenced in our Water Street community is the real impetus for change with our guests.
Job Summary: Provide support to guests in WSHS recuperative care by assisting the coordinator and nurse team providing transportation and social checkins. Provide basic medical care when needed and support guests to meet their health goals.
FLSA: Fulltime 40 hours) nonexempt MF 10:30am 7pm schedule
All Water Street Mission staff must be:
Willing to sign the Water Street Missions Statement of Faith.
A current and active member and/or regular attendee of a local church.
Able to fully support the Water Street Missions core values and ministry philosophy.
Essential Functions:
Culture and Values
Share the Good News of Jesus Christ in words and actions with people we serve communicating hope and dignity.
Walk alongside fellow WSM staff in Christian community as we journey toward maturity.
Encourage restoration in the lives of coworkers and guests recognizing we are each restored by God to become restorers.
Work in full coordination with other WSM staff at all times to identify report and respond appropriately to any potential threats to the safety and wellbeing of guests.
Role Specific Responsibilities
Provide an orientation to WSM and RC services for new guests.
Develop rapport and a supportive therapeutic relationship with guests to encourage them to meet their health goals and create a healing environment.
Obtain basic vital signs when needed and assist in triaging next steps regarding medical events.
Provide transportation to and from RC to various medical and social service appointments.
Provide RC administrative support.
Assist with restocking supplies in RC rooms.
Meal delivery for guests when needed.
Maintain a traumainformed approach to care and interactions with guests.
Interface with WSM LC and SW team when needed. (all shifts)
Document promptly and appropriately in Salesforce or EPIC.
Provide basic cleaning duties or on an as needed basis.
Provide warm hand off referrals to other staff (internally or externally) whenever possible.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Education and Experience: High School graduate or GED required. Driving license required. Experience working with people experiencing homelessness and/or substance use strongly preferred. Ease of speaking to others and building rapport. Strong computer skills. Certified medical assistant or similar training preferred. Spanishspeaking is preferred.
Required training on hire (provided by WSM):
CPR and Narcan administration
Mental Health First Aid
QPR suicide prevention
Online training courses from NIMRC as directed by supervisor
EPIC and Salesforce training
Motivational Interviewing course
Reports To: Recuperative Care Manager
Key Internal Relationships: WSHS staff SW and LC team AC team
Physical Demands:
Occasionally 133; Frequently 3466; Continuously 67100
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
Stand walk or sit Continuously
Use of fine motor skills Continuously
Bend squat kneel and reach Frequently
Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds Frequently
Weekend and evening availability Occasionally
Christian Life:
Water Street Mission is a privately funded 501(c) 3 nonprofit evangelical Christian ministry. Our designated purpose is religious and we are a Christcentered ministry that is dedicated to sharing the Gospel and helping the homeless and impoverished. We consider every position to be essential in the fulfillment of our ministry and purpose statement. As such each employee must have a relationship with Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord. All employees must:
Be able and willing to share the Gospel and participate in the ministry activities of Water Street Mission.
Subscribe to the Water Street Mission Statement of Faith and Qualifications of Employment upon hire and continuously while employed.
Adhere to the Water Street Mission Employee Handbook.
Employment Type
Full-Time
