Rehab Therapist (On Call) - Behavioral Health 169

Company: Telecare Corporation
Location: San Leandro
Posted on: May 18, 2023

Job Description:

DescriptionTelecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals with complex needs in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.
As part of the Telecare Family, Willow Rock is a 16-bed Psychiatric Health Facility in Alameda County for adolescents 12-17 years old who are experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms.
Shifts Available:
On Call; AM Shift Hours and Days vary as needed;
Minimum Wage: $22.09
POSITION SUMMARY
Under supervision, the Rehabilitation Therapist provides rehabilitation therapy services to members served, both on an individual and group basis.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:

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• S./B.A. in Occupational, Recreational, Music, Dance, Drama or Art Therapy, Vocational Counseling or related field (Must meet any regulatory requirements for the use of these titles, specific to the program type or location)
  
• Six (6) months of experience in behavioral health setting
  
• Discipline certification or licensure may be required per program licensure or accrediting body requirements
  
• Must be at least 18 years of age
  
• Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 60 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment
  
• All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification. If the position requires driving, valid driver license, a motor vehicle clearance, and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. Additional regulatory, contractual or local requirements may apply.
  
  Preferred:
  
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  • MA/MS in Occupational, Recreational, Music, Dance, Drama or Art Therapy or Vocational Counseling
    
    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
    
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    • Demonstrate the Telecare mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with internal and external stakeholders
      
    • Coordinates and provides rehabilitation treatment services for assigned members served, including leading and co-leading therapeutic groups, developing therapeutic activities and writing group descriptions, and scheduling therapeutic activities in collaboration with members served when possible
      
    • Coordinates outings for members served and supervises them on outings; may require driving van on outings
      
    • Coordinates special events
      
    • Facilitates community meetings and groups
      
    • Provides clinical supervision for Rehabilitation Activity Leaders, interns, and volunteers, as directed
      
    • Participates in the planning of the Rehabilitation Program
      
    • Participates in the development of Recovery Plans
      
    • Completes assigned sections of the Minimum Data Set (MDS), annual comprehensive assessments, and assessments that accompany changes of condition
      
    • Documents observations and assessments, as required
      
    • Must assist with restraint of members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training
      
      Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, and/or changed at the discretion of management.
      SKILLS
      
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      • Ability to observe, assess, record and report social, ADL, and psychiatric behavior of members served
        
        PHYSICAL DEMANDS
        The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
        The employee is occasionally required to sit, squat, kneel, push, pull, lift, and carry items weighing 25 pounds or less as well as to frequently walk, stand, bend, twist, reach, and do simple and power grasping. The position requires manual deviation, repetition, and dexterity, as well as to occasionally drive and be exposed to uneven walking ground.
        EOE AA M/F/V/Disability
        If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.
        
        Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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