• Ensure the well-being of patients and provide a positive, supportive and structured environment.
• Responsible for conducting safety checks and ensuring that supervision is conducted at 15-minute intervals, as noted in special precautions, or in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines as needed.
• Document timely, accurate, and appropriate clinical information in the patient's medical record.
• Assist in providing a safe, secure, and comfortable environment for patients, significant others, and staff.
• Interact routinely with patients, observe behaviors, and communicate significant observations to nursing staff.
• Oversee or assist patients with activities of daily living, including toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration, and changing bed linens.
• May obtain the patient's vital signs, height, and weight as assigned and document them in the patient record.
• Facilitate patient educational-rehabilitative groups covering various topics, including social skills, coping skills, anger management, and independent living skills.
• Engage patients in activities and interactions designed to encourage the achievement of treatment goals.
• Complete and maintain required documentation. Assist with follow-up and paperwork as required on incidents and events that may take place in the facility.
• May provide transportation for patients or coordinate transportation with an appropriate staff member.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

An associate degree or some college is required. Prefer one year of experience working with the specific population of the facility.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

First Aid, CPR, de-escalation, and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility). May require a valid state driver in facilities where transporting patients is an essential function