Respite Support Provider

Pawnee Mental Health Services; Concordia (KS); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Pawnee Mental Health Services is seeking dedicated staff to support individuals with mental health challenges across home, school, work, and community settings. You will participate in crisis response, provide one-to-one support, and help clients achieve person-centered goals while ensuring safety and confidentiality.

Responsibilities include documenting progress, cooperating with treatment teams, and assisting with daily activities and community outings.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and document client progress in the chart, providing direct services in locations such as home, school, work, crisis/respite house or other community settings.
• Provide one-to-one support to clients in crisis to help maintain stability and avoid more restrictive placements.
• Communicate client strengths, needs, progress to family and treatment team to reinforce strategies.
• Implement scheduled day activities including exercise, socialization, goal setting, illness management and community outings as appropriate.
• Review client incidents with supervisor and submit reports per policy and procedure.
• Advocate for client rights and community integration, maintaining dignity and confidentiality.

Job description

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13640586

Who We Are

Pawnee Mental Health is proud of the high-quality services we offer and the positive outcomes our clients achieve. Our employees are the heart of our organization, and each person contributes to our mission. Were looking for motivated, passionate individuals who want to use their skills to support others. We believe people facing mental health or substance use challenges deserve the chance to live meaningful, productive lives. If that mission resonates with you, we encourage you to explore this role and join us in making an impact.

The Role Youll Play

Work with consumers who have a mental health diagnosis whose severity is impairing their ability to be successful in home, school, work or their community and placing them at risk of hospitalization. Provide a planned break for consumers and their families in a safe environment. Work collaboratively with the consumer, their family and their treatment team to support them as they work toward achieve goals as prescribed by the person-centered plan.

The Day-to-Day Essential Responsibilities

• Monitor state approved budget on the Person-Centered Plan to ensure services are being provided as directed and approved by the treatment team.


• Provide direct services in location most appropriate based on client need and document progress in each persons chart. Locations may include the home, school, work, crisis/respite house or other community settings.


• Provide one-to-one support to clients who are in crisis or who need a constant presence in order to remain stable and avoid a more restrictive placement.


• Communicate with family members and other members of the treatment team the strengths and needs as well as progress or lack of progress toward strategies which reinforce desired behavior.


• Responsible for the implementation of scheduled day activities such as exercise, socialization, personal goal setting, illness management and community outings as appropriate.


• Review client incidents with supervisor and submit written report as outlined in policy and procedure.


• Advocate for client rights and community integration. Preserve dignity and confidentiality of each person on caseload.


• Attend and actively participate in clinical supervision and program staffing. Provide input to supervisors and other treatment team members regarding clinical and program issues.


• Drive to community settings for the delivery of services and related program needs. This includes transporting the client in a personal or company vehicle.


• Meet administrative and clinical documentation requirements both in terms of content and timeliness as outlined in agency policy.


• Meet client care hour expectations as outlined in agency policy.


• Work with direct supervisor and mobile crisis team to support

24-hour crisis coverage.

• Pass crisis-specific training and utilize said training in responding to crisis situations.


• Shifts will include weekend and overnight hours as well as on-call schedules.


• Staff may be required to work holidays to assist mobile crisis.


• Staff are required to maintain cleanliness of the crisis/respite house while working.


• Enter and maintain clinical schedule in the electronic health record scheduler.


• Maintain and advance knowledge and skills related specifically to position or to field of work through regular review of pertinent materials or participation in training events as approved by supervisor.


• Adhere to the standards, policies and instructions established by

PMHS Policy and Procedure and any applicable ethical codes within field of employment.

• Review and comply with the Pawnee Code of Conduct outlined in the

Employee Handbook.

• Monitor and assist with medication administration compliance as needed.


• Perform verbal crisis de-escalation and, if necessary, physical behavior management interventions (such as therapeutic holds) using


• Perform all other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor or other management personnel. Pawnee Mental Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will receive equal and equitable consideration without regard to race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or any other status or condition protected by law. Any applicant who feels they have experienced discrimination via the PMHS hiring process may file a written complaint at .

Pawnees approved crisis de-escalation program to maintain environmental safety for the consumer and others.