Treatment Facilitator

Introduction

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The Active Treatment Facilitator (ATF) works under the direction of a Registered Nurse assisting with client goals and interventions listed in clients’ recovery plans. The ATF also provides therapeutic activities on the unit and assists with ADL’s such as bathing, dressing, and room clean up. The ATF also participates in crisis prevention and intervention with clients experiencing acute or chronic disabilities including one or multiple physical, mental, developmental disorders in a psychiatric setting.

• Serves as team leader mentoring less experienced staff and leading therapeutic groups.
• Implements treatment plans through individual/group therapeutic sessions. Chooses activities/topics and leads group sessions.
• Updates written record of therapeutic sessions noting progress/problems/possible solutions.
• Intervenes in crisis situations, using appropriate therapeutic techniques.
• Observes/records/reports any unusual behavior/significant behavior changes.
• Observes/supervises clients/patients/residents ensuring appropriate location/safety/security.
• Plans, conducts/participates in individual/group social activities, on and off campus.
• May work with public/private sector to define/establish employment opportunities for client/patient/resident. Guides/teaches client/patient/resident regarding employment behavior.
• Participates in inter-disciplinary team meetings to provide input on client needs, strengths, and weakness and discuss client/patient/resident progress to assist the team's development of client's individual program plan.
• Performs preventive maintenance and general cleaning of training materials, work areas, and equipment such as equipment such as/not limited to beds/bed rails/wheelchairs/splints/braces/adaptive mealtime equipment/various assistive technology devices.
• May drive/ride van to transport/accompany client/patient/resident to and from the facility or around grounds.

• Knowledge of instructing and assisting clients in developing functional, social, recreational and vocational skills.
• Knowledge of working with persons with disabilities.
• Knowledge of applying laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of narrative report writing.

Incumbents working four or more hours of work between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day will receive 5% shift differential pay.

Criminal background check: A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.

This position is a classification organized under an exclusive bargaining representative (labor organization) that has been elected by employees as their representative for collective bargaining and other applicable terms and conditions of employment, in accordance with Title 29, Chapter 59 and Title 19, Chapter 13 and 16. This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement based on its…