ILS Med Room Support

Sevita; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Sevita’s SpringPath Mental Health Services seeks an ILS Med Room Support to assist with medication room tasks as part of an Intensive Residential Treatment Services team.

You will partner with the nurse to support medication administration, documentation, and client care within a trauma-informed, recovery-focused program. Strong teamwork and adherence to policies are essential.

Qualifications

• GED or High School Diploma with 2,000 supervised hours in the delivery of services to adults with serious mental illness.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university.

Responsibilities

• Promote physical, social, and psychological well-being of persons served.
• Interact with persons served and staff to support quality of life.
• Assist Nursing team and others per treatment plans.
• Follow procedures to ensure health care, safety, and behavioral supports.
• Administrative duties (scanning, faxing, organizing).
• Transport persons served as needed.
• Provide group and individual services; teach independent living skills.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with teams and external providers.
• Manage day-to-day program finances per established practices.
• Ensure documentation and compliance with regulations.

Education

GED or HS diploma with 2000 supervised hours in services to adults with serious mental illness

Bachelor’s degree preferred in behavioral sciences

Job description

SpringPath Mental Health Services, a part of the Sevita family, provides behavioral health services through Intensive Residential Treatment, Assertive Community Treatment, and Targeted Case Management programs. We embrace a person-centered approach that is trauma informed, culturally responsive, and recovery-oriented. Our dedicated team supports individuals with mental health, psychiatric, or other complex needs to overcome challenges, build skills, and live a full, meaningful life.

Summary

The ILS Med Room Support works as part of an Intensive Residential Treatment Services team that provides care, treatment and rehabilitation for persons served who are experiencing significant mental health/psychiatric symptoms; who are demonstrating significant functional impairments; and who may have co-occurring disorders. This position will partner with the nurse by assisting with Med Room tasks.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides assistance to person(s) served in order to promote their physical, social, and psychological well-being.
• Interacts frequently and positively with person(s) served and support staff to promote the rights of the person(s) served to achieve an enhanced quality of life.
• Assist Nursing team as well as other team members with providing care in accordance with their treatment plans.
• Follow agency procedures to promote optimum health care, safety practice and behavioral supports to maintain the well-being of person(s) served.
• Administrative duties (scanning, faxing, organizing).
• Transport person served as needed.
• Provide group and individual services for person served.
• Teach person served independent living skills.
• Develop and maintain a cooperative working relationship with teams and outside providers.
• Provide the necessary financial management for the day-to-day operations of the program using established practices and procedures regarding the operations use of agency funds.
• Ensure compliance with training, licensing regulations and company policies and procedures.
• Partnering with the nurse regarding medication administration and monitoring and ensuring required documentation is complete.
• Maintain clean and safe work environment.
• Manages the day-to-day therapeutic environment including the prevention of crisis at the lowest level of escalation.
• Develops and participates in community and in-house recreational and leisure activities.
• Completes all documentation as required to ensure quality services.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Minimum Knowledge And Skills Required For The Job

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job.

Education And Experience

• GED or High School Diploma with 2,000 supervised hours in the delivery of services to adults with serious mental illness
• Bachelor's degree preferred in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university

Physical Requirements

• Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Pay Rate

$22-$23.50

Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face.

We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.