Residential Advocate - Northside

BayCare Health System; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

BayCare Health System in Tampa, FL is hiring a Residential Advocate to support residents in a group home setting. The role focuses on monitoring medications, completing documentation, and teaching essential living skills under supervision.

Requires at least 6 months caretaking, customer service, or behavioral health experience, a Florida driver’s license, and BLS/First Aid within 60 days. The position offers full-time hourly work with daytime shifts and no weekend obligations.

Qualifications

• 6 months caretaking or related experience.
• Prior customer service or behavioral health exposure preferred.
• Florida driver's license required.
• Eligible for Level II AHCA background screening.

Responsibilities

• Monitors self-administration of medications and reconciles medication.
• Completes admission documents, living skills assessment treatment plans/updates, monthly progress notes, activity notes, discharge documents, environmental/infection control rounds, and monthly fire drills.
• Teaches/educates residents on basic living skills, kitchen/fire safety, preparation for weather emergencies.
• Assists/attends to physical maintenance/cleanliness of facility, monitors supplies.
• Completes maintenance requests, fire extinguisher checks, weekly bedroom/bath or apartment inspections.
• Facilitates community meetings, social activities/groups.
• Supports supervisor.
• Informs supervisor of unusual situations/behaviors, completes incident reporting, communication log entries/shift report notes.
• Transports residents as needed.
• Communicates with treatment team.
• Complies with AHCA regulations/mandates.
• Reports change in condition to appropriate staff for intervention or hospitalization.
• Responds to emergencies according to program procedures.
• Provides direct monitoring/visual contact for residents deemed a risk to self/others.
• At group homes, monitors food inventory, prepares/serves meals per menu, proper food handling, documents substitutions.
• Conducts chart reviews for compliance.

Skills

Caretaking

Customer service

Behavioral health

Psychology student

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

BLS certification

First Aid certification

Tools

Driver's License (FL)

Job description

At BayCare, we are proud to be one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. Our network consists of 16 community-based hospitals, a long-term acute care facility, home health services, outpatient centers and thousands of physicians. With the support of more than 30,000 team members, we promote a forward-thinking philosophy that’s built on a foundation of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility and clinical excellence.

• Facility: Northside Behavioral Health
• Location: Tampa, FL
• Status: Full-Time, Hourly
• Shift Hours: Mon- Fri 6:30 am- 3:00 pm
• Weekend Work: No
• On Call: No

Residential Advocate Responsibilities

• Monitors self-administration of medications and reconciles medication.
• Completes admission documents, living skills assessment treatment plans/updates, monthly progress notes, activity notes, discharge documents, environmental/infection control rounds, and monthly fire drills.
• Teaches/educates residents on basic living skills, kitchen/fire safety, preparation for weather emergencies.
• Assists/attends to physical maintenance/cleanliness of facility, monitors supplies.
• Completes maintenance requests, fire extinguisher checks, weekly bedroom/bath or apartment inspections.
• Facilitates community meetings, social activities/groups.
• Supports supervisor.
• Informs supervisor of unusual situations/behaviors, completes incident reporting, communication log entries/shift report notes.
• Transports residents as needed.
• Communicates with treatment team.
• Complies with AHCA regulations/mandates.
• Reports change in condition to appropriate staff for intervention or hospitalization.
• Responds to emergencies according to program procedures.
• Provides direct monitoring/visual contact for residents deemed a risk to self/others.
• At group homes, monitors food inventory, prepares/serves meals per menu, proper food handling, documents substitutions.
• Conducts chart reviews for compliance.

Requirements

• Basic cooking skills.
• Required Experience: 6 months caretaking OR customer service OR behavioral health OR enrolled in college seeking a psychology, social work, related field degree.
• FL Driver's License (Coverage requires drivers to be 21 years old with 2 years driving experience; drivers over 69 may require a Driver’s Road test).
• BLS (within 60 days)
• First Aid (within 60 days)
• High School Diploma or Equivalent

This position requires Level II screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse, managed by the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). More information can be found at https://info.flclearinghouse.com .

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled