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Telecare Corporation · 1 day ago

Full-Time PM LVN/LPT Supervisor - Mental Health 109

Long Beach, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$29.73/hr - $29.73/hr

2+ years exp

Telecare Corporation is dedicated to delivering excellent services for individuals with serious mental illness. The LVN/LPT Supervisor oversees Mental Health Workers, ensuring effective client care through hiring, evaluation, and coordination of services.

Responsibilities

Hires, fires, evaluates and takes appropriate corrective action for Mental Health Workers under her/his direction

Plans, organizes and directs services provided to clients/residents

Makes use of management practices that include empowerment of staff, the provision of clear and concise expectations regarding duties assigned employees, frequent feedback focusing on both positive and problematic aspects of work performance and other management practices that are consistent with Continuous Quality Improvement

Promotes and maintains harmonious and effective relationships and communications within the department and other departments

Regularly informs the supervisor of client/residents’ behavior and condition. Notifies the supervisor of residents who present a clinical management problem

Provides safe, effective and efficient implementation of direct care in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of care

Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with clients and acts as a role model in maintaining a hopeful and positive attitude in problem-solving and coping with the disabilities associated with mental illness

Participates in the admissions of new clients

Participates in the discharges of clients

Understands and integrates into practice a clear expectation of the Recovery Model of service delivery

Provides direct treatment services including: Performing therapeutic psychiatric and medical tasks

Administering, documenting medication and providing prescribed treatments to clients

Completes assigned documentation tasks accurately and thoroughly, including: Transcribing physician orders appropriately and in a timely manner

Participating in the development, review and updating of the care plans

Reviewing the MHW’s documentation and ADL sheets daily

Assuring that the monthly recaps of physician’s orders, medications and treatment records are completed

Provides one to one interventions with clients

Practices universal precautions at all times

Participates as a team member and provides input via reporting observations, concerns and asking appropriate questions

Reviews and implements client treatment plans

Actively participates in multidisciplinary team meetings and treatment planning members

Demonstrates knowledge of PART techniques

Keeps the supervisor informed of client behavior and condition. Notifies supervisor of those clients who are clinical management concerns

Participates in the assessment of newly admitted clients

Observes, records and reports client social, medical and psychiatric behaviors

Demonstrates knowledge and proper use of equipment and supplies

Promotes and assists clients in developing self-help skills

Demonstrates good rapport and cooperative working relationships with all members of the team; responds to coworkers with concern and promotes group morale

Continually focuses on assigned tasks, seeks, and implements improvements

Understands and demonstrates the safety program in all activities

Protects clients from behavior that could damage themselves or others

Demonstrates knowledge of Telecare’s customers including clients, their families and governmental agencies in all interactions and conduct

Acts in a professional manner, always demonstrating respect and understanding of the community and neighborhood when representing Telecare in the community

Understands and demonstrates knowledge of all policies with attendance

Attends all assigned in-service education classes

Role models excellent professional practice

Always dresses appropriately and professionally

Maintains professional licensure and certificates

Qualification

Vocational Nursing licensurePsychiatric illness understandingPsychotropic medications knowledgeBehavior management understandingLeadership experienceCPR CertificationTeam collaborationCommunication skills