Lead Youth Residential Technician - Behavioral Health - Full Time Days

Lead Youth Residential Technician

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Carrier Clinic, a behavioral health system, has been a trusted source of compassionate help and supportive healing for patients and their families since we opened our doors in 1910.

Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic's East Mountain Youth Lodge provides a continuum of out of home residential treatment services for adolescents between the ages of 13-18. We provide 24-hour clinical, therapeutic treatment for emotional, behavioral, psychiatric and substance abuse difficulties based on the resident strengths and needs.

Responsibilities

The Lead Youth Residential Tech provides 24-hour care and assists in establishing an appropriate home environment that provides supervision and support for the residents. Under the supervision of the Program Supervisors and with the guidance of the Lodge's Clinical and Administrative staff, helps to provide a range of daily living activities for the residents, personal supervision of residents, and day-to-day household functions of the lodge. Lead Youth Residential Technicians are assigned additional administrative responsibilities. This position is a workflow leader and reports to the Program Supervisor.

• Directly supervises and knows the whereabouts of every resident they are assigned.
• Supervises, observes, and participates with residents in the carrying out of the daily routine (i.e. chores). Consistently implements all program procedures (i.e. point systems, level systems).
• Runs activity, support, and recreation groups with guidance from clinical staff. Organizes, supervises, and conducts planned activities for groups and individuals. Assists residents in the planning of appropriate recreational activities
• Serves as a primary counselor for an assigned number of residents.
• Assists residents in learning home management skills (cooking, cleaning, etc). Teaches residents about the importance of cleanliness, good nutrition, meal planning, prudent buying, etc., while guiding them in learning skill mastery.
• Corrects client behavior by administering reasonable and fair disciplinary measures when necessary. Ensures each resident is informed of the rules and regulations of the program.
• Provides crisis intervention to residents as needed. Assists in escorts and personal restraints of agitated residents. Attentive to building security and performs such checks as designed by the program.
• Conducts resident room checks and room searches as designed by the program
• Carries a beeper for one week in rotation. Is on-call and ready to respond to staff shortages by calling and locating a replacement and/or filling the shift themselves
• Inspects and handles belongings and valuables of residents to ensure that prohibited material is not brought into the Lodge at admission, upon return from pass, or as clinically indicated.
• Assists residents with daily living activities (i.e.; waking up, hygiene, cleaning room, participating in structure, behaving appropriately on activity).
• Provides input to administration members regarding unit-based PI measures based on concerns, high-risk, and high-volume issues.
• Ensures that paperwork is completed accurately and within procedural time limits.
• Assigns all responsibilities to 4 to 6 staff members.
• Responsible for making sure shift overview sheets are filled out entirely and accordingly and all documentation required on the shift is completed.
• Responsible for documenting all medically related information in the nursing notes.
• Documenting a review of the shift in the communication book.
• Reviewing all Behavior Modification logs on all residents for completion and accuracy.
• Solely responsible for dispensing petty cash and completing all documentation to account for expenditures.
• Solely responsible for all vehicle keys.
• Reviews all incident reports for completion and accuracy.
• Maintains the Maintenance Log.
• Assists in data collection.
• Orient new/transfer staff and students who are assigned to the unit during buddy orientation.
• Supervises prospective and new employees following shadowing protocols.
• Provides input on education and orientation programs.
• Responsible for the special project/assignment which has been specifically tailored to the expertise and interests of the individual and the needs of the Lodge.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience in behavioral health or other related healthcare field.
• Maintains standards of confidentiality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Enrollment in a nursing or social work degree program.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• Valid Driver's License from a USA state.
• AHA HeartSaver First Aid CPR AED Certification, or completed within the first 90 days of employment.

Compensation Minimum rate of $24.56 Hourly HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

• Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
• Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
• Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
• Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
• Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
• Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
• Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.

Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts. In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.