Direct Care Asst II, CI

Location: MDH RICA Baltimore, 605 South Chapel Gate Lane, Baltimore, Maryland 21229

About the Role

This position functions at a full level, providing counseling or other therapeutic mental health services to emotionally disturbed adolescents in a residential and day treatment setting that is family-driven and youth-guided.

Requirements

• Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Experience: Two years of experience assisting in the care, treatment, habilitation, or rehabilitation of patients and/or clients who are aged, physically ill, have behavioral health diagnoses, or have intellectual or developmental disabilities in treatment facilities or community-based programs.

Notes:

• Applicants may substitute additional experience in patient or client direct care on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Hospital Corpsman classifications or Health Care Specialist and Medical Services specialty codes in the health-related field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with children and adolescents with behavioral and learning difficulties in a mental health treatment setting.
• Experience providing care and supervision to vulnerable individuals, ensuring their safety while working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications

• Candidates must possess a current certificate as a Nursing Assistant from the Maryland State Board of Nursing OR, within sixty days from the date of hire and prior to performing delegated nursing tasks, must have successfully completed a Board of Nursing approved Nursing Assistant training program and received certification as a Nursing Assistant from the Board of Nursing.
• Employees in this classification located in facilities that provide long-term care for the aged may be required to possess or obtain a Geriatric Aide certificate.
• Employees may be assigned duties requiring the operation of a motor vehicle and must possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.
• Some employees may be required to operate vans, which require a specific motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.
• Employees may be required to successfully complete training in and maintain current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification.

Special Requirements

• Employees must successfully complete a direct care training course or examination approved by the hiring facility prior to permanent appointment.
• Employees are subject to call-in and must provide the facility with a telephone number for contact.
• Employees are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

Benefits

State of Maryland benefits.