About this role
Role Overview
- Provides support to staff in Crisis Unit.
- Assists nurses with various group/individual activities, including set up and clean up
- Listens and responds effectively to consumers, reports observations to nurse for progress notes, assists and completes paperwork for various duties.
- Applies knowledge to identify issues and internal problems
- Maintains contact with consumers as required to coordinate activities on unit
- Participates in recreational activities while ensuring safety for staff and high-risk consumer population
- Demonstrates awareness in high-risk environment; follows detailed procedures and maintains contact (at times 1:1) for high risk consumers
- Assists team members in verbal and physical interventions to ensure safety of consumers
- Assists in basic cooking and cleaning for program needs (if applicable)
- Monitors supplies and coordinates or makes purchases to assure necessary items are available including games, supplies, refreshments, etc
- Participates in ongoing in-service education as required
- Attends staff meetings, workshops, and seminars as required
- Executes a wide variety of tasks and changes focus quickly as demands change
- Supports and assists with the facilitation of Care Plans for consumers
- Performs other duties as required
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- General skill in exercising independent judgment, tact, patience, and understanding;
- Availability to work flexible hours
- Experience working with adults with mental illness in a community setting and/or community mental health agency preferred