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Skywood Recovery · 3 months ago

AIDE - RESIDENTIAL

Augusta, MI

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Skywood Recovery Center is a residential treatment facility offering integrated treatment for addiction and mental health conditions. The Residential Aide monitors and provides care for patients, ensuring their safety and supporting their therapeutic journey through various responsibilities.

Health CareMental HealthOutpatient CareRehabilitation

Responsibilities

Ensures orientation of new patients immediately upon admission

Conducts psycho-educational groups with patients

Provides empathic, supportive approach to all patient interactions by acting as a sounding board for the individual, ensuring confrontation is not used

Utilizes motivational interviewing and patient-centered techniques when assisting patients. Employs de-escalation techniques

Ensures program schedule is maintained

Completes room checks, safety checks and patient supervision checks as required

Maintains work area cleanliness, assist patients to develop appropriate cleaning skills by role modeling. Directly performs daily living maintenance responsibilities

Obtains all medications from consumer at intake and secures according to policy

Utilizes local crisis response plan in case of emergency psychiatric emergency (i.e. suicidal/homicidal ideation or threats)

Performs all other duties as required or assigned

Qualification

Motivational interviewingPatient-centered techniquesCPR certificationCultural competencyInterpersonal skillsComputer software knowledgeConfidentiality

Required

High School diploma or GED required

Minimum 1 year experience working with dually diagnosed individuals preferred

CPR certification (or willing to obtain CPR training and certification)

Ability to consistently demonstrate through conduct and communications the stability required to effectively assist patients and their family members through the FRN Model of Treatment

Must have high level of interpersonal skills. Position continually requires demonstrated poise, professionalism, tact and diplomacy

Must have general knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing and spreadsheets (MS Word, Excel)

Understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues and the ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into the organization

Understands need for and maintains appropriate confidentiality at all times when interacting with patients, residents, families, visitors, referral sources and all other contacts