Night Shift Care Team Specialist — Trauma-Informed Job Northern Kentucky USA,Healthcare

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Care Team Specialist - Graveyard

Full Time 100% Los Angeles, CA, US

29 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $47,394.00 To $48,579.00 Hourly

Position Purpose:

Under direction of the Care Team Supervisor & Assistant Program Director, the Care Team Specialist Graveyard will be participating in a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to client engagement, retention, safety and support for the clients of the LAG/USC Recuperative Care Center. The position will interact with staff and clients as a care team member by building rapport and fostering a sense of community.

The LAG/USC Recuperative Care Center assists unhoused individuals to recover and improve their quality of life. These individuals may also suffer from mental health and substance abuse issues, sometimes causing behaviors such as yelling, cussing, and outbursts of anger. The role of each staff at JWCH is to assist the client in overcoming barriers and increasing coping skills to decrease negative behaviors and live in PSH successfully.

Principal Responsibilities:

Establish a positive rapport with clients and express a concern for their well-being.

Demonstrate understanding and practice harm reduction methods.

Demonstrate understanding of trauma-informed care.

Demonstrate non-violent restraint methods, if needed and only as an absolute last resort.

Monitor the floors by walking corridors and perimeter of the building.

Maintain a front desk sign in/out sheet for clients, as well as visitors.

Search clients and/or visitors belongings when they enter the building.

Assist with clients’ room searches and/or temperature control, as needed.

Act as floor lead during fire drills and real emergencies, and as lead in performing necessary chair evacuations.

Document any client and/or client-staff incidents and submit to supervisor in a timely manner.

Answer front desk phone, as needed.

Ability to follow all crisis protocol.

Escort clients to appointments when needed.

Use appropriate de-escalation techniques and seek assistance when required.

Demonstrate understanding and awareness of substance abuse and/or negative behavioral health symptoms.

Must be able to work extended shifts when emergency situations warrant in a 24 hour 7 day a week setting.

Flexibility to adjust with a multiple schedule change, shift change, and days off. Work schedule is subject to change periodically based on the number of Care Team Specialists.

Provide supportive communication on incarceration, substance abuse, mental health, and risk behaviors.

Maintains the security of confidential documents.

Maintains confidentiality at all times.

Discusses any client information only with appropriate personnel when related to the care being provided, and ensures these conversations are not near any clients.

Self-identifies potentially unsafe systems/processes/situations and takes initiative to report to the supervisor,

Performs other duties and tasks as may be required or assigned.

Physical Demands:

Stand or walk constantly (for up to an entire shift) on various surfaces (tile, concrete, carpet). Climb stairs, ramps, or ladders occasionally during shift.

Must be able to kneel, squat, bend for any duration of time and run if needed.

Occasionally bend/twist at waist/knees/neck to perform various duties, including lift or carry up to 80 lbs.

Constant use of hands, arms and fingers in reaching/handling/grasping while using radio, phone, notepad, writing reports and other administrative tasks.

Requirements:

Minimum high school diploma or equivalency

Previous experience working with homeless persons.

Strong ability to communicate with homeless individuals who are…