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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Monday, Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Scheduled Hours:

8am-4pm 1pm-9pm

Shift:

4 - Mixed Shift, 7.5 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

37.5

Cost Center:

71000 - 0649 Integrated Team

Union:

SEIU Local 509 Community Health Link

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Functions as a member of the treatment team by assisting with the implementation of treatment services.  This includes but is not limited to monitoring of daily patient activities, assisting with direct client care, documentation, orientation of clients to the unit, and ensuring that clients comply with all treatment groups and unit/program rules.

I. Major Responsibilities:  

1. Performs duties using recovery-oriented principles.   

2. ​Demonstrate person-centered strength-based communication and relationship with Persons.   

3. ​Demonstrate effective communication with staff, peers, and other professionals.   

4. ​Ability to observe, document, teach, and respond to mental and physical health as well as other needs of clients such as community living skills  

5. ​Serve as a residential counselor for a specified number of residents as directed  

6. ​Assists in creating a safe therapeutic milieu by fostering a culture of recovery.  

7. ​Implement treatment plans; and interventions and properly document using progress/service notes.  

​8. Assist with the client admission process by completing all required documentation accurately, as required.  

9. ​Search clients and their belongings for contraband upon admission and as required.  

​10. Work with clients to assist with activities of daily living (ADLs) which may include but are not limited to personal hygiene and self-care skills, laundry, money management and budgeting, symptom management, relapse prevention, use of public transportation, problem solving and conflict resolution, and other interventions as necessary  

11. ​Ensure healthy menu planning, food shopping, and meal preparation through coordination and assistance. MYR is excluded from this responsibility.  

12. ​Monitor clients’ medication, refills, documentation of medications and changes, assist with attending appointments, and safe storage. MYR is excluded from this responsibility.  

13. ​Work with clients to maintain the residence daily including chores, bedroom upkeep, yard, and other light housekeeping duties.  

14. ​May be required to provide physical assistance, close s