HILL CREST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES DESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT: RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER SUBJECT: R.T.C. MENTAL HEALTH WORKER Slim The Mental Health Worker performs routine patient care duties. lie/She will have knowledge of normal growth and development. will provide leadership for behavioral interventions. lie/She will perform other duties as assigned. REPORTIN Tl A. Immediate Supervisor: Unit Manager B. Supervision Exercised: none C. inter-relationships: Patients, Patient?s Family Members. Facility Personnel, Guest, Physicians and Program Staff.? 0 Experience in leading basic group or Master Treatment Plan, preferred . One-year experience in an Adolescent Residential Treatment Center preferred. DUTI A A . Assist teacher in classroom as directed Has knowledge of therapeutic hold techniques. Has knowledge of use of time-out policy and procedure. Has knowledge of normal growth and development. Success?illy completes and passes the posttest of the adolescent treatment center module within the time frame identi?ed. Basic understanding of DSM iv criteria that supports prognoses pertinent to the adolescent population. Completes assignment sheets within 30 minutes of shift. Completes consequence sheet documenting any intervention done on the shift. Reads and updates communication book daily. Updates reports on the daily Census Sheet. Supervises contracts and point sheets. Supervises group notes for goal setting, problem solving and independent living. Provides leadership for Behavioral interventions. Carries out disaster plan according to policy. Reviews all patients on appropriateness for outings when scheduled off the unit. Has knowledge of suicide and elopernent policies. Demonstrates awareness of and follows hospital and program policies concerning smoking. telephone usage and other related rules governing conduct. Maintain and adhere to facility employee attendance and time schedule guidelines. Maintain adequate ?les of patients Medical Records. and ?les accurately. ll - 7 Demonstrates knowledge and a willingness to work with the residents. Performs duties accordingly. I 000124