A. Position Location/Pertinent Information:
Location:
Employment/FLSA Status: Full-time, Permanent, Exempt
Department: Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Work Hours: 37.5 / week
High school diploma/GED required. Employees are required to pass
FBI/Criminal/Child/Driver license background checks. Employee must maintain a valid
drivers’ license and current automobile insurance. Employee cannot be on the Federal
ineligibility list.
All employees will adhere to Recovery Principles as employees of Human
Services, Inc. (See attached document). Staff will participate in annual Recovery
training and will utilize Recovery tools in the provision of services such as
Personal Medicine, Power Statements, Common Ground, community integration
and natural supports.
B. Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides direct rehab services to members through group and individual activities.
- Assess members’ interest and preference for services in terms of skills and supports.
- Engage members in the program.
- Maintain direct service rate of 80%.
- Assist members in developing rehab plans.
- Educate members about mental illness and recovery.
- Complete all required documentation and paperwork on time. Standard 100% of notes completed within 24 hours of service. 100% of treatment plans and progress reviews completed within 24 hours of due date.
- Fax authorizations at least 3 days prior to expiration date, or before units are exceeded to ensure that no gap in coverage occurs. Standard 100 %.
- Ensure that attendance hours are accurate and logs are turned in by Friday afternoon each week.
- Help members learn what is available in the community and identify options to pursue as goals.
- Provide support to develop, achieve, and maintain rehab goals.
- Support members working towards goals.
- Teach social skills, wellness, and illness management to members.
- Assist members in gaining and using supports and resources within their cultural environment.
- Advocate for members as needed.
- Comply with all agency personnel policies, and state regulations for psych rehab.
- Complete all required Psych Rehab training, 12 hours of initial training, 18 hours of Psych Rehab training annually, including 6 required trainings; Recovery, HIPAA, Fraud & Abuse, Incident Management, Grievance & Appeals, and Cultural Competence.
- Perform other duties as required.
At-Will Employment
Your employment is at will. This means that you or Human Services, Inc.
may terminate your employment at any time, for any reason, with or
without notice. Nothing in this job description or in any oral or written
statement shall limit the right to terminate employment at will.
Recovery Principles
Human Services, Inc supports the vision of recovery for all those who experience mental illness. All staff of Human Services will utilize the Recovery principles to guide their interactions with clients and their families in the provision of services. In partnering with clients, all staff will support and facilitate the use of Recovery tools that have proven effective in achieving the goal of recovery.
HOPE: a focus on wellness, health and hope.
CHOICE: recognition of the client’s choice in all aspects of service delivery.
INDIVIDUALITY: being responsive to the particular individual’s needs and wishes.
PEER SUPPORT: the inclusion of peers and community supports in the planning of services.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: recognition of the inter-dependence between clients, providers and community supports as experts in their respective arenas.
COMMUNITY FOCUS and INTEGRATION: recognition and integration of an individual’s need for housing, employment, education and leisure activities from the outset of treatment planning.
RECOVERY PROCESS: service planning that reflects the view that recovery is individualistic and differently paced for different people.
