• Assists in the direct care and management of patients with medical and behavioral issues as directed by the treatment team.
• Assists with unit programming to facilitate the carryover of therapy issues, leisure activities, and activities of daily living for patients on the unit.
• Act as a role model in using appropriate counseling skills by de-escalating aggression, using active listening skills, using appropriate tone and volume of voice, providing a high frequency and variety of positive reinforcements, maintaining appropriate boundaries, and promoting a positive peer culture.
• Escort patients to work, mealtime, outdoor/indoor recreation, smoke breaks (if applicable), and education activities and participates in their supervision and instruction as needed.
• Transports patients to and from medical appointments or other activities as directed. Maintain safety and security of the facility through close observation and monitoring of the patients, maintaining optimal physical proximity, remaining alert at all times, and using analytical forethought to anticipate potentially volatile or unsafe situations and proactively intervene.
• Assess and ensures the needs of the patients are being met in relation to clothing, linens, and personal hygiene supplies.
• Supervises personal hygiene tasks.

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We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.