Rehabilitation Technician

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*THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Provides support and rehabilitation services directed towards the goal of returning the Veteran to his/her community, without dependence on drugs or alcohol, functioning effectively and compliant with medications and treatment.
• Directs and supports the Veteran in the implementation of treatment goals and provides input into the treatment and discharge plans.
• Facilitates daily individual and group sessions.
• Provides counseling follow-up of Veteran patient case load, utilizing accepted standards for individual counseling techniques concerned with psychosocial recovery and rehabilitation.
• Interacts with interdisciplinary treatment teams on treatment plan development, implementation, and progress review.
• Provides pertinent information during treatment team planning meetings.
• Maintains ongoing contact with Veterans in the programs, monitoring their progress through all phases of the program with individual contact and through written notes in the resident's medical record.
• Responds to emergencies and has thorough knowledge of rehabilitation operations to assume temporary control of situations and areas.
• Completes critical incident management and provides crisis intervention and other emergency patient situations with specific instructions; evaluates and assesses patients how may be at risk to hurt themselves or others.
• Participates in the Quality Improvement program of mental health and behavioral sciences, including developing monitors, evaluation of monitors and collecting data.
• Maintains thorough knowledge of current trends in the field of mental health, recovery, and substance abuse by attending seminars, workshops, and continuing education courses.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Compressed Tour- First week: Thursday-Saturday 9:00am-9:30pm; Second week: Wednesday 9:00am-5:30pm, Thursday-Saturday 9:00am-9:30pm

Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved