Crisis Prevention Tech

Educational

High School or GED required, college hours a plus.

Responsibilities

• Respond to emergency situations
• Assist with patient care under nursing supervision
• Implement de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques
• Conduct safety checks
• Supervise visitation and therapeutic activities
• Ensure accurate documentation in compliance with regulatory standards

Requirements

• Ability to effectively plan and implement therapeutic activities in a multidisciplinary setting
• Computer skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to build rapport with patients
• Attitude and commitment to treat patients with dignity and respect
• Knowledgeable about needs of geriatric and adult populations
• Documented attendance in management of aggressive behavior training

Specialized Skills/Training

• Ability to effectively plan and implement therapeutic activities in a multidisciplinary setting
• Computer skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to build rapport with patients
• Attitude and commitment to treat patients with dignity and respect
• Knowledgeable about needs of geriatric and adult populations
• Documented attendance in management of aggressive behavior training

Safety Sensitive

YES

Physical And Mental Requirements Of Job

• Ability to exercise self-control in potentially volatile situations
• Must be able to work and concentrate amidst distractions such as noise, conversation and foot traffic
• Able to handle interruptions often and be able to move from one task to another
• Must be flexible and not easily frustrated in dealing with differences of opinions
• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, and be able to perceive the attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature, and/or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips
• Ability to express and exchange ideas via spoken word during activities in which details must be conveyed or important instructions spoken to others accurately – sometimes quickly and loudly
• Ability to perceive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discrimination in sound
• Perform repetitive motions with wrists, hands and fingers
• Individual must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and be able to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects
• Work requires a minimum standard of visual acuity with or without correction such that administrative and clerical tasks can be completed and patients visually observed within the facility and in therapeutic activities
• Must be able to set and maintain therapeutic distance with clients, as well as maintain therapeutic boundaries during treatment following discharge