Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker

Job Duties

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The People:

We have built amazing teams of healthcare workers who are compassionate, out-of-the-box thinkers, who come to work everyday to knowing that their job will throw them in a few different directions and they like that! We employ people who genuinely like other people, and who embrace differences. You will soon find yourself immersed in a strong team atmosphere where support is in abundance.

Responsibilities:

A Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker provides direct care services to the clients including assisting in maintaining a clean, safe living environment, meal preparation and supervising, training and assisting the clients in every aspect of their life.

To provide an atmosphere that will stimulate clients’ development of self-confidence and self-worth.

-Maintain a clean, safe and well maintained environment in client living and staff areas.

-Oversee client domestic responsibilities, educating and assisting them as needed to promote self-worth.

-Verbally communicate with clients in a supportive and positive fashion throughout daily interactions.

-To supervise and be actively involved with clients at all appropriate times, stimulating positive social interaction.

-Be available to clients at all times doing at least quarter hour checks.

-Act as an appropriate role model for clients.

-Plan and be actively involved in all recreational and programmatic aspects of scheduled shift.

-Provide appropriate supervision, assistance and training in meeting clients’ physical and emotional needs such as nutrition, grooming, socialization, family involvement, etc.

-To provide supervision, assistance, and training to clients in meeting their medical and health care needs.

-Supervise administration of medications according to healthcare providers’ prescriptions and policies of the organizations.

-Assist in making and keeping healthcare provider, psychological, and dental appointments.

-Document all medical concerns, appointments, medical administrations, destruction, etc.

-To provide education and assistance to clients in managing their personal funds.

-Assist clients in filling out any needed forms for application M.A., S.S.I., G.A. or requested assistance forms.

-Assist clients in budgeting personal funds to meet personal needs on a monthly/weekly basis.

-Assist clients in developing a plan to pay or defer any previous bills presently being billed for.

Minimum Education Required

(1) have a high school diploma or equivalent;

(2) have the training required under section 245I.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (c); and

(3) meet one of the following qualification requirements:

(i) be fluent in the non-English language or competent in the culture of the ethnic group to which at least 20 percent of the mental health rehabilitation worker's clients belong;

(ii) have an associate of arts degree;

(iii) have two years of full-time postsecondary education or a total of 15 semester hours or 23 quarter hours in behavioral sciences or related fields;

(iv) be a registered nurse;

(v) have, within the previous ten years, three years of personal life experience with mental illness;

(vi) have, within the previous ten years, three years of life experience as a primary caregiver to an adult with a mental illness, traumatic brain injury, substance use disorder, or developmental disability; or

(vii) have, within the previous ten years, 2,000 hours of work experience providing health and human services to individuals.

(b) A mental health rehabilitation worker who is exclusively scheduled as an overnight staff person is exempt from the additional qualification requirements in paragraph (a), clause (3).

Minimum Experience Required

(1) have a high school diploma or equivalent;

(2) have the training required under section 245I.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (c); and

(3) meet one of the following qualification requirements:

(i) be fluent in the non-English language or competent in the culture of the ethnic group to which at least 20 percent of the mental health rehabilitation worker's clients belong;

(ii) have an associate of arts degree;

(iii) have two years of full-time postsecondary education or a total of 15 semester hours or 23 quarter hours in behavioral sciences or related fields;

(iv) be a registered nurse;

(v) have, within the previous ten years, three years of personal life experience with mental illness;

(vi) have, within the previous ten years, three years of life experience as a primary caregiver to an adult with a mental illness, traumatic brain injury, substance use disorder, or developmental disability; or

(vii) have, within the previous ten years, 2,000 hours of work experience providing health and human services to individuals.

(b) A mental health rehabilitation worker who is exclusively scheduled as an overnight staff person is exempt from the additional qualification requirements in paragraph (a), clause (3).

Shift

Third (Night)

Number of Openings

1

Compensation

$25.00 - $28.00 / Hourly

Additional Compensation

$500 sign on bonus- First $250 after 30 days and remaining $250 at 90 days.

Postal Code

56308

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

33848

Job Benefits

With you being offered a full-time position, you will be eligible for health, dental, vision, Employer Sponsored Life/AD&D, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Voluntary Life/AD&D, and Aflac benefits on the first of the month after 60 days of your hire date.