Position Summary

Provides services and support to the residents in the RTF. MHTs assist residents with independent living

skills to maintain or increase their level of functioning. In addition to MHT functions, medication aides

administer medications and treatments under the supervision of nursing staff and per provider orders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Meets and maintains the standards and procedures for the provision of care and services to

residents with severe and persistent mental illness in a licensed Residential Treatment Facility.

• Read client support documents as needed upon reporting to work and make all appropriate entries
• during and before the conclusion of the shift.
• Prepares concise, complete, and timely documentation
• Attends shift report
• Cues and assists in maintaining appropriate and safe behavior as outlined in individual care plans.
• Assists residents of either gender in personal self-management activities including: eating, toileting,
• bathing, personal hygiene and grooming, cleaning, community access, personal spending,
• socialization, recreation, skill acquisition, and self-expression.
• Using the training and guidelines provided, transfer residents to and from wheelchairs, beds, chairs,
• toilets, or where assistance with mobility is required.
• Assists in serving and preparation of meals in accordance with MD orders, menus and dining plans.
• Maintains clean, sanitary and safe conditions throughout the facility. This includes and is not limited to: sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, scrubbing, window washing, bathroom cleaning, etc.
• Helps residents meet goals set in Person Centered Service Plans created with Comagine
• Attends staff meetings and training sessions as scheduled and reads and signs all required readings in a timely fashion.
• Communicates effectively both orally and in writing with other staff, administrator, therapists, and health care providers by providing timely and accurate reporting of client and/or staff issues.
• Utilizes TeamSTEPPS for communication
• Maintains positive relationships with clients, their families, and the community.
• Maintains confidentiality-adheres to rules and laws pertaining to client confidentiality and HIPAA
• regulations.
• Models the recovery model aspects, focusing on resident centered care, compassion and hope.
• Models the WVCW mission and values
• Is knowledgeable about WVCW policies and OARs that pertain to RTFs.
• Ensure that cost effective practices are maintained in all areas.
• Conducts and participates in evacuation/fire drills as assigned.
• Reports any suspected violations of resident rights or abuse by another client or a staff member according to policies and OARs regarding mandatory reporting. Such reporting is required for, but is not limited to, suspected incidents of physical assault, neglect of care, sexual or financial exploitation, which may include borrowing or removing property from the home.
• Staying awake and alert throughout the entire shift.
• Other duties as assigned
• Additional Duties and Responsibilities Required for Medication Aides
• Administers medications and treatments in a timely and accurate manner per provider orders.
• Documents all medications and treatments in the electronic record per policy and procedure.
• Performs all tasks related to medication handling, administration, and storage per Oregon Administrative Rules and program policies and procedures. Beyond medication and treatment administration, tasks may include checking in medications, reviewing orders, reordering medications, disposing of medications, managing medication errors
• Performs delegated nursing procedures when applicable and documents per policy and procedure.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily as outlined in the Essential Duties and Responsibilities. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Possess a satisfactory equivalent combination of education, experience, and/or training which demonstrates the ability to perform the above-described job duties.
• Basic computer literacy and ability to utilize multiple software platforms for documentation and communication is required.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; comprehend laws, administrative rules and regulations, and agency policies.
• Valid Oregon driver's license
• Pass a criminal background check
• Pass a pre-employment drug screening
• Current CPR and Food Handler's certification (to be obtained as soon as possible on hiring)

Other Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience working in long term care, assisted living, personal care, and/or mental health is desirable
• Possess patience, empathy, and flexibility.
• Some knowledge of counseling techniques, theory, and practices for supporting mental health clients is ideal.
• Possess the ability to interact and relate well with residents, staff, and other professionals with confidentiality, respect and dignity.
• Ability to appropriately assist clients experiencing crisis situations.
• Must be flexible in hours available to work

Physical Demands

• This position requires an individual to be regularly available for work as scheduled. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Professional and personal skills to cope with stress associated with work involving a high degree of mental, emotional and physical demands.
• While performing delegated tasks of nursing, this position will require fine motor skills and sufficient vision to maintain accuracy.
• Ability to bend, stoop, stand, kneel or crouch, push and pull, climb or balance, and walk up & down the halls and/or stairs several times per shift.
• Ability to lift and transfer clients using a two-person lifting technique.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Use office automation including computer and phone systems that require fine manipulation, grasping, typing and reaching.
• This position may involve working overtime, weekends, and evening and/or overnight (awake) shifts.
• Infection control and universal precautions must be maintained to ensure disease will not be spread or contracted.
• Ability to self-regulate volume of voice to ensure confidentiality and to decrease unwanted stimuli in the RTF.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters

while performing the essential functions of this job.

Work is performed in both an office environment and a residential environment. The noise level is usually

moderate, but occasionally may be exposed to loud noise such as raised voice levels and alarms.

This position may be exposed to the everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions

typical of such places as an office (i.e., moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, and electrical shock).

WVCW is a Trauma Informed Organization and this person is expected to be a leader and example of

Trauma Informed Care in the workplace.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential

functions.

Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness is an equal opportunity employer.