Health Care Technician I - MHTL Homes Pueblo West

Job Title

This position exists to provide direct hands-on milieu management care to clients, which includes assistance with activities of daily living, documentation of care provided, awareness of psychosocial and physical needs/safety of clients, engagement in social and recreational activities, and support in the continued development of social and life skills. These services shall be performed in a manner consistent with the standards of the profession, legal, and regulatory requirements.

This is a full-time, in-person, essential services designation position. These services are provided in a residential setting, which requires 24/7 care and treatment. As such, we are hiring for daytime, evening, and overnight shifts, which do include weekends.

Job Description

Residential Client Care and Safety/Security:

• Responsible for providing direct client care by hands on performance and/or assistance as needed with activities of daily living (ADL) and continued development of social and life skills through the engagement in recreational and social activities.
• Provides environmental needs to all clients by arranging and adapting personal care items, such as food or clothing and/or physical environment needs to support the ongoing needs of the clients.
• Clients may require gentle guidance and instruction to engage in self-care activities as part of their continued development of activities of daily living.
• Assist clients in becoming oriented to the program, which includes a review of the program requirements, their responsibilities as clients, inventory of all personal items, etc.
• Responsible for the ongoing supervision of the clients in care and ensuring the needs of all clients are being met on a daily basis.
• Monitors safety needs by supervising the clients in care, their whereabouts, interactions, and conditions, and refers to the MHTL Homes team regarding potential changes that may need to be made based on observation.

Medication Administration:

• Administers medications to the individuals served in accordance with the Medication Administration Record (MAR).
• Administers medications in proper doses at appropriate times to each individual.
• Records a wide range of information including: medication given (includes time and amount); clients' responses to medications and treatments; documents refusals of medications and reports this to the clinical team; and all information relevant to all aspects of the clients' mental status.
• Requires that the staff be certified as a Qualified Medication Administration Professional (QMAP) The MHTL Homes programs will assist any individuals who are not QMAP certified to obtain such certification.

Department Standards and Staff Development:

• Responsible for the adherence to department standards and staff development.
• Responsible for ensuring that the standards for the MHTL Homes in terms of programming and operation are followed accordingly as set for in the MHTL Homes policies and procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for completing staff training, which include MHTL Homes specific training along with CDHS mandatory training.
• Attend assigned meetings and in-services as scheduled by the supervisor to fulfill the mission/vision of the agency.
• Ensures all documentation as shift notes, incidents logs, refrigerator temperature logs and other logs related to life, safety, and health are timely and correctly completed.
• This position is a resource and teaches/orients new/pulled/pool staff related to milieu management/safety basics.

Transportation:

• Responsible for transporting, when necessary, clients in care to and from appointments and/or recreational and social activities.
• While transporting, this position is responsible for ensuring safety of the clients by adhering to safety laws such as seatbelts, expectations while in a moving vehicle, abiding by the rules of the road, etcetera.
• An essential function of this role is also to ensure that a schedule is maintained of outside client appointments and any recreational or social activities that require transportation and to share and collaborate with the MHTL Homes team this schedule.
• Ensures that trip logs are properly and timely completed

Other Duties as Assigned:

• Other duties as required for business needs.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights:

Education: High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) No Substitutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year of direct care experience with clients suffering from Severe Mental Illness
• Experience in passing medications
• Experience with De-Escalation Techniques
• Be able to drive a 15-passenger van
• Experience dealing with various Mental Health Disorders
• Managing a Milieu
• Food Preparation/ Food Safety
• Previous state employee
• QMAP Certified Certification Qualified Medication Administration Personnel.
• Relevant years of state service experience

Conditions of Employment:

• Must be QMAP certified within 6 months of hire.
• Motor Vehicle Check, if the employee will drive a state-owned vehicle, either in an on-going capacity while performing their normal day-to-day job duties OR on occasion for training/meetings/client visits/etc.
• A pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process as this position is deemed to have direct contact with vulnerable persons. Felony convictions, conviction of crimes of moral turpitude, or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges or convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the CDHS Background Unit with an official disposition of any charges.
• Shift work eligible: May be required to work evening or weekend shifts, holidays, voluntary or mandatory overtime.
• Travel - In-state travel, which includes, but is not limited to, transporting clients to and from appointments, field trips, traveling between locations, in person team building events
• Annual influenza and other vaccinations as required by the State of Colorado
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:
• Disclose that information on the application.
• Explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position.
• Provide your employee number from your prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination, and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

CDHS Selection Process Explanation: Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hrs per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.

You must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process. Part-time work experience will be prorated.

Comparative Analysis Process Structured Application Review

After minimum qualification screening, the comparative analysis process will involve reviewing and rating of all the information you submit. The comparative analysis step may also include your results from standardized testing.

Your Work Experience/Job Duties

Document your work experience/job duties to the extent to which you possess the skills, education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications.

If listed, answer all supplemental questions, as your answers to these questions will be evaluated during this phase. Provide at least 4-8 sentences for each supplemental question.

Supplemental Questions

Answer the supplemental questions completely and thoughtfully. We will rate your answers based on the content of your response and your writing skills (spelling, grammar, and clarity of your writing).

Appeal Rights You may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director if your application is eliminated. You will find the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it on the State Personnel Board website.

• You or your representative must sign and submit the official appeal form for review.
• You can find the official appeal form here (Download PDF reader).
• You must be deliver the official appeal form to the State Personnel Board:
• By email (dpa_state