What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residential Case Worker position at Gateway Healthcare?
As Rhode Island’s largest health system and private employer, Brown University Health is committed to clinical excellence and devoted to our mission of delivering health with care. Gateway Healthcare in Charlestown, RI is actively hiring Residential Case Worker for Adult Residential Services.
Residential Case Workers work with adults managing mental health issues, including substance abuse & co-occurring disorders.
Gateway Healthcare provides outstanding treatment, intervention & prevention services to community members of all cultural & economic backgrounds with behavioral & substance abuse issues, through its residential, outpatient, and community-based programs.
SALARY RANGE: $18/h-$22/h
Responsibilities:
- Maximize residents’ success, satisfaction, and ownership in their living & working environment through effective skills-trainings & relationship building.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and therapeutic environment within the residential program
- Facilitate ADL skill-building for residential living & for community integration by supervising & teaching clients daily medication routines, budgeting, self-preservation skills, transportation, etc…
- Participate on a multi-disciplinary team in the development & implementation of client treatment plans & progress reviews
- Provide, coordinate, and monitor treatment services for all assigned clients
- Provide shift coverage, including carrying out the many functions of household maintenance, especially cleaning & meal preparation
- Assist in resolution of medical, psychiatric, and behavioral crises, conflict resolution, and symptom management
- Schedule & facilitate treatment plan meetings
- Screen for substance abuse & provide assessments with indicated treatment planning counseling/education and referral
Qualifications:
- HS diploma or GED, preferred
- Ability to work established shifts, as well as alternate weekends & holidays: 2nd shift: 3:30pm - 11:30pm
- Ability to perform routine household chores, involving some lifting & bending
- Ability to obtain & maintain CPR certification & first aid training
- Valid driver’s license & insured vehicle
Why work for Gateway Healthcare?
- Work within a team-based, supportive work environment for RI’s largest non-profit behavioral health organization
- Experience autonomy of practice
- Enjoy a culture of education
Benefits:
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive suite of benefits including medical/dental/vision
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 10 paid holidays
- 401(k) retirement plan with a 6% employer match
- Tuition Assistance Reimbursement Program- up to $3,500/year
- Student loan debt repayment (full-time employees only)- $75/month
- Pet Insurance
- Additional family-friendly benefits to support your health and well-being
About Brown University Health
At Brown University Health, we utilize a multidisciplinary team approach to medicine and provide the right blend of autonomy and collaboration. If you share our passion for providing the very best care in a supportive professional setting, join one of the nation’s Top 100 health systems.
About Gateway Healthcare
Gateway Healthcare, an affiliate of Brown University Health, is Rhode Island’s largest nonprofit behavioral health organization providing outstanding treatment, intervention, and prevention services to adults and children with behavioral and substance abuse issues through its residential, outpatient and community-based programs.
Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.
Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Benefits:
Health Insurance, Vacation & Paid Time Off, 401K Plan