Therapeutic Assistant / Counselor Assistant (CMT Nursing Center - Roddey)

Job Responsibilities

• Provide meaningful observations and individualized documentation of activity attendance, participation and responses related to interventions and any changes in behavior, mental and or physical state and the general well-being of residents.
• Report to the Director of Recreation and Community Outreach Services or designee (License Nurse) to ensure resident safety.
• Therapeutic Assistant will be assigned to perform close observations one to one (1:1) and hall monitoring on a Unit.
• Foster appropriate and empathetic communication skills while maintaining a therapeutic interpersonal relationship with residents. Assist in providing a safe and therapeutic environment, utilizing de-escalation techniques and assists with crisis intervention.
• Adhere to policies and procedures for: PPD policy, Mandatory education and training, Corporate Compliance, HIPAA and Harassment-Free Workplace.
• Assist the Activity Therapist Department with various activities, such as providing positive interaction with the residents in a resident's room, dining room, day room and throughout the facility/grounds to include simple crafts.
• Demonstrate competency in performing duties under the supervision of the Director of Recreation and Community Outreach Services.
• Assist with dining process by feeding and /or assisting residents receiving regular diets and thin liquids after successful completion of the facility's feeding program.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

• Have the ability or experience to learn relevant program areas.
• Ability to lift up to fifty (50) pounds; ability to see, hear at normal volumes, stand, walk, reach, pull, stoop, bend and climb at least two (2) or three (3) flights of stairs. Ability to tolerate noise level and circulate in patient areas for long periods. Must be able to work with repetitive patient behaviors.

Preferred Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED.
• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.