BENEFITS:
Vermilion Behavioral Health Systems provides a comprehensive benefits package for full and part time employees which may include (based on status):
- Competitive salary
- Medical dental and vision insurance
- Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan
- Time off Accrual
- Excellent training program
- Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry. Join a team with defined career paths and a national family of hospitals and facilities
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Coordinate and lead the work and activities of others including scheduling programs and activities.
- Identify the developmental needs of assigned staff by coaching mentoring or helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Patient safety is addressed through required rounds completed timely. Patient room is clean and uncluttered. Observation may be assigned every 15 minutes within reach of patient and/or 1:1 patient care.
- Obtain patients vital signs height and weight as assigned and ensure accurate documentation.
- Identify self to patient and visitors promptly and respond to patient requests quickly.
- Engage with patient in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
- Respond to distressed patients in a non-threatening manner and attempt to understand the source of distress.
- Apply de-escalation techniques to help manage patients emotions behavior and participation in treatment and assist with seclusion and restraints when necessary.
- As part of the multidisciplinary team provide safety and increase coping skills of patient and assist in developing strategies for helping patients to be as independent as possible.
- Monitor behavioral improvements and reinforce these behaviors. Report changes and responses to treatment by communicating with team. Significant changes are reported to nurse immediately.
- Reinforce skills patients learn from nurses physicians and therapist that promote improved physical and mental wellness.
- Lead or co-lead individual or group sessions as part of specific recreational or therapeutic procedures.
- Participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs as well as teach strategies to promote patient wellness and independence as needed.
- Oversee or assist patients with activities of daily living including toileting bathing dressing grooming oral hygiene meals snacks hydration and changing bed linens as needed.
- Deliver care based on the priority of needs and available resources to the specific service population of the facility.
- Help with admissions and discharges as needed.
- Provide guidance and direction to other staff members including training of new staff or otherwise assisting in day-to-day operations.
- Perform day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining files and processing paperwork.
- Provide transportation for patient or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff member as needed.
- Quality of work exhibited through accuracy neatness and timeliness of work completed.
- Demonstrate a positive empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met acknowledge and work to resolve complaints.
- Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
- Other Duties as Assigned.