Psychiatric Rehabilitation Worker

Shift: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Days and hours are subject to change.

The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Worker provides skill/resource development, counseling and encouragement to clients as they move into vocational or community based activities of their choice; ensures that all clients receive the level of and/or have access to the services/supports they choose, and to monitor and track client progress of assigned caseload; and participates in the development of individualized rehabilitation plans. This job helps provides a safe and therapeutic environment and facilitating a client-centered focus on recovery.

Psychiatric Rehabilitation workers provide services which are developed to assist individuals in reaching their optimal level of community integration.

Essential Job Functions

• Follow an overall rehabilitation philosophy and provide guidance to fellow staff and clients in methods of achieving them.
• Plan, organize, and implement groups and activities.
• Develop group curriculums consistent with client needs and desires.
• Ensure that all client’s appointments are set in a timely fashion.
• Conduct person-centered individual sessions consistent with the client’s goals.
• Participate in the collection of data for the comprehensive quality assurance plan to evaluate the program.
• Document all goals achieved by clients.
• Document all in-patient hospitalizations to clients participating in the Psych Rehab program.
• Complete all documentation according to OMHSAS and Program guidelines.
• Complete documentation when opening of a new Client.
• Maintain a caseload of clients by meeting at least one hour a month to discuss program progress and review individual rehabilitation goal plans.
• Renew necessary documents in a timely manner.
• Annually complete a new Strength Based assessment and functional assessment.
• Plan and execute a recovery based curriculum for 4 groups a week.
• Establish, maintain and update a curriculum for each group.
• Document after each group session a note that describes the lesson plan and how it is helps each client work towards his or her goal.
• Attend monthly staff meeting at Psych Rehab office.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competency and Experience [Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

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Required Qualifications/Experience

• High School Diploma, GED or Higher Level of Education
• Two (2) year’s experience in human services, must include (1) year of experience in Mental Health direct service.
• Knowledge of basic Office Equipment such as copier, fax machine, etc.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Outlook

• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Experience in Healthcare setting.

License, Certification & Clearances (please add any additional requirements)

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program required
• Act 33 Clearance with renewal
• Act 34 Clearance with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
• Child mandated court Reporting Training within 30 days of hire or transfer
• Must obtain Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) within two years of hire or transfer
• Valid Driver’s License (if out of state hire, the record report from applicable state’s driver license department is required)

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
• Travel may be expected locally between System locations.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Independence Health and its affiliated companies are Equal…