Support Care Assistant

State-of-Missour; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Paid life insurance

Cafeteria plan

Deferred compensation

MOSERS retirement

12 paid holidays per year

10 hours annual leave accrued per mês

10 hours sick leave accrued per month

Job summary

Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital seeks a positive and energetic Support Care Assistant to help children and adolescents maximize their potential. This role focuses on direct care under supervision and collaboration with nursing staff.

Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities, monitoring vitals, documenting fluid intake/output, and participating in rehabilitation and transfers. Commitment to Sanctuary Model is valued and encouraged.

Qualifications

• Able to lift 45 lbs vertically from floor to shoulder height.
• Run, walk or jog 400 yards.
• Pull 45 lbs at least 20 feet.
• Knee on floor to perform CPR.
• Implement crisis intervention techniques and emergency treatment procedures.
• Demonstrates strong leadership and teambuilding abilities.
• One or more years of work experience or self-employment.
• Possession of a high school diploma or proof of high school equivalency.

Responsibilities

• This is a second-level direct care position which may function as a lead worker.
• Accountable for assisting individuals with activities of daily living.
• Assist in checking vital signs, height/weight as assigned.
• Collects and maintains records of fluid intake and output.
• Reports on the condition of individuals.
• Participates in rehabilitation, ambulation and transfers.
• Maybe accountable for preparing, administering and charting medication under the direction of a professional nurse.
• Transports individuals in state vehicles to their appointments and activities.
• Assists with staff scheduling as needed.
• Report complaints of clients and staff or other incidents which require further action to immediate supervisor.

Job description

SupportCare Assistant

HawthornChildren'sPsychiatricHospitalprovidesspecialized careforchildrenandadolescents diagnosed with mental illness. We are looking for a positive and energeticSupport Care Assistant who has an interest in helping children with mental illness maximize their potential.

Hawthorn Children’s Psychiatric Hospital uses the Sanctuary Model to guide our interactions with our teammates and the care we provide to our consumers to promote healing, safety, and nonviolence.ThisisaccomplishedbyfollowingtheFoundationofSanctuary–TheFourPillarsof(1)TraumaTheory,(2)SevenCommitments,(3)S.E.L.F.(Safety,Emotion,Loss,andFuture),(4) Sanctuary Tool Kit.

Responsibilities

• Thisisasecond-leveldirectcarepositionwhichmayfunctionasalead worker


• Accountableforassistingindividualswithactivesofdaily living


• Assistincheckingvitalsigns,height/weightas assigned


• Collectsandmaintainrecordsoffluidintakeand output


• Reportsonthe conditionof individuals


• Participatesinrehabilitation,ambulationand transfers


• Maybeaccountableforpreparing,administeringandchartingmedicationunderthe direction of a professional nurse


• Transportsindividualsinstatevehiclestotheirappointmentsand activities


• Assistswithstaffschedulingas needed


• Reportcomplaintsofclientsandstafforotherincidentswhichrequirefurtheractionto immediate supervisor

Eligibility

• Abletolift45lbsverticallyfromfloortoshoulder height


• Run,walkorjog 400 yards


• Pull45lbsatleast20 feet


• Kneelonfloortoperform CPR


• Implementcrisisinterventiontechniquesandemergencytreatment procedures.


• Demonstratestrongleadershipandteambuilding abilities.


• Oneormoreyearsofworkexperienceorself- employment.


• Possessionofahigh schooldiplomaorproofofhighschool equivalency.

ExcellentStateofMissouriBenefitPackage Including:

• AffordableHealth,Vision,Dental Insurance


• PaidBasicLifeInsurance(amountequivalenttoannual salary)


• Cafeteria Plan


• Deferred Compensation


• MOSERSRetirement(Memberscontribute4%ofpay,toMOSERSplanand1%towards Deferred Compensation)


• 12paidholidaysper year


• 10hoursofannualleaveaccruedper month


• 10hoursofsickleaveaccruedper month

ForquestionscontacttheHumanResourcesOfficeat: [e-mail]