Primary Job Functions:
Supervises adult residential program operations
- Coordinates and implements program activities for the residential group homes
- Identifies problems, evaluates alternatives and implements effective solutions.
- Ensures that Basic Living Skills are written in accordance with all standards and turned in within an appropriate timeframe
- Reviews MARs to ensure appropriate medication management which includes timely refills and any necessary arrangements with medical staff for new prescriptions
- Provides staff coverage and direct service duties as needed
- Oversees appropriate money management with patients
- Oversees the management of patients’ appointments and ensures that appropriate transportation arrangements are made for patients.
- Completes necessary reports in a timely manner (i.e. vehicle and facility inspections)
- Ensures that residential program standards are met
- Monitors effective hand off communication at shift change
- Takes calls from staff about emergencies or critical issues after normal work hours and on weekends
Administers appropriate Human Resource functions
- Provides training in the general orientation of the facility, policies and procedures, program operations and specific skill areas
- Is knowledgeable and applies Human Resources policies and procedures on a consistent basis
- Objectively completes employee performance evaluations on supervised staff and routes to Human Resources Department on a timely basis
- Provides staff with consultation and supervision individually and through group staff meetings
- Ensures competence of staff to include ongoing compliance with Nurse Delegation Program and all AHS required trainings.
- Completes time and attendance within set timeframe given by payroll department
Clinical record keeping
- Documents in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policy and program procedures
- Completes all appropriate documentation for continuity of care
- Documents in a clear and concise manner, services provided, individualized consumer response, and progress toward treatment goals
- Documents individualized and comprehensive biweekly summaries to include progress towards treatment goals.
Clinical responsibilities
- Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and takes a proactive approach to deescalate or resolve the situation
- Effectively collaborates with the treatment team members and outside sources in the delivery of clinical services
- Orient patients to the program at admission and facilitates coordination of care to a less restrictive environment
Supervision and consultation
- Seeks supervision and consultation as needed
- Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement
- Actively works to enhance leadership skills and provides positive, effective leadership
Courteous and respectful attitudes towards patients, visitors and co-worker
- Treats patients with care, dignity and compassion
- Respects patient’s privacy and confidentiality
- Is pleasant and cooperative with others
- Assists patients and visitors as needed
- Personal values don’t inhibit ability to relate and care for others
- Is sensitive to the patient’s needs, expectations and individual differences
- Is gentle and calm with patients and families
Administrative and other related duties as assigned
- Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities
- Actively participates in AltaPointe committees as required
- Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner
- Follows AltaPointe policies and procedures
- Any other duties as assigned by supervisor or designee
Physical Requirements:
- There is frequent to constant standing while organizing and/or stocking groceries.
- Sitting occasionally to do documentation and/or ordering of supplies and/or groceries; however, extended sitting could be up to 2 hours for documentation, and sitting can be in frequent bursts of up to 10 minutes.
- Walking various distances on grounds can be frequent and up to a distance of 300 feet several times a week.
- There is frequent forward bending from the hips to load boxes for each house with groceries and/or supplies.
- Squatting and/or lunging frequently to stock and/or organize groceries and/or supplies.
- Strong grasp is needed frequently to constantly handle groceries and/or supplies when lifting, sorting and grasping the handle to the delivery door when opening and/or closing.
- Simple grasp and/or pinch grip is needed to frequently handle smaller weighted items, using office supplies (i.e. scissors) and closing zip lock bags.
- Fine manipulation for writing, handling paperwork and data entry on the computer.
- Pushing and/or pulling force up to 30 pounds vertically, occasionally, and up to 10 pounds horizontally, frequently, to open standing and upright freezer doors during shift.
- Lifting various ranges from the floor to overhead with weights up to 5-15 pounds frequently, from the floor to 48 inches with weights up to 30-40 pounds while stocking groceries and/or supplies occasionally, and from floor to waist with weights up to 15 pounds to handle reams of paper and files.
- Employees working in this area will be handling frozen products for several hours while organizing groceries for each home.
- Carrying up to 15 pounds various distances.
- Step ladder climbing to access higher shelves for filing, stocking and/or retrieving.