What are the responsibilities and job description for the Therapeutic Program Worker position at Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC)?
Are You Ready?
We are thrilled to see that you are interested in beginning your career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction! Without a doubt, this will be the most rewarding and meaningful work you’ll ever find with a work family that is second to none!
Franklin Medical Center is a step down facility with a hospital like setting for offenders from correctional facilities across the state of Ohio that require medical care. It also has many specialty clinics and offers long term and short term car for both male and female offenders.
What You'll Do
Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading, writing & speaking common English vocabulary. In Department of Developmental Disabilities, must also possess a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalence pursuant to Chapter 5123:2-3-01(F) (1) (c). For positions that require operation of motor vehicle to transport consumers to recreational, educational &/or occupational activities, a valid driver’s license is required.
Organization
Rehabilitation & Correction - Franklin Medical Center
Agency Contact Name and Information
614/445-5960/DRC.FMCRecruit@drc.ohio.gov
Unposting Date
Ongoing
Primary Location
United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus
Schedule
Full-time
Classified Indicator
Classified
Union
OCSEA
Technical Skills
Basic Documentation, Customer Service, Direct Support/Direct Care, Nursing
Professional Skills
Cultural Awareness, Responsiveness, Teamwork, Observation
Agency Overview
Who We Are…
Guided by a single mission “To reduce recidivism among those we touch,” the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change. Our staff embrace these core values and serves as role models for pro-social behavior conveying an attitude of dignity and respect in the treatment of others.
What We Do…
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.
To learn more about our agency, please visit our website at www.drc.ohio.gov
We are thrilled to see that you are interested in beginning your career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction! Without a doubt, this will be the most rewarding and meaningful work you’ll ever find with a work family that is second to none!
- Franklin Medical Center Therapeutic Program Worker are eligible to receive a 3% occupational pay supplement.
Franklin Medical Center is a step down facility with a hospital like setting for offenders from correctional facilities across the state of Ohio that require medical care. It also has many specialty clinics and offers long term and short term car for both male and female offenders.
What You'll Do
- Assists patients to function independently in self-help and daily living skills by using variety of training techniques according to prescribed treatment plan at Franklin Medical Center (FMC) and assists with provisions of daily living activities (e.g., bathing and dressing, incontinence care, shaving, brushing teeth, clipping finger/toenails, serving meals, feeding meals)
- Takes vital signs (e.g., blood pressure, pulse, respirations, temperature, oxygen saturation, height, and weight)
- Measures and records meal and fluid intake, urinary and fecal output
- Turns and repositions bedridden patients
- Transfers/lifts patients into beds, wheelchairs, exam tables
- Transports patients as needed
- Examines patients for bruises, blood in urine and/or other injuries/wounds
- Changes bed linens
- Restocks rooms with necessary supplies
- Answers call lights and assists patients accordingly
- Observes patient behavior, complaints and physical symptoms and reports to nurses
- Completes timely documentation of all care provided and data collected.
- Participates in development of individual patient problem-oriented treatment plans
- Responds to emergencies and provides emergency care accordingly
- Performs simple treatments
- Collects urine and fecal specimens
- Participates in work related training and recertification programs, in-service training, meetings and/or exercises.
- Provides assistance to other members of the healthcare team
- Receives report from preceding shift and reports to oncoming shift
- Assists nurses and providers with procedures as indicated
- Assists nursing staff with admissions, discharges and transfers
- Participates in quality assurance activities
- Must conduct themselves professionally, and in a law-abiding manner at all times and in accordance with Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and
- Correction Standards of Employee Conduct
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading, writing & speaking common English vocabulary. In Department of Developmental Disabilities, must also possess a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalence pursuant to Chapter 5123:2-3-01(F) (1) (c). For positions that require operation of motor vehicle to transport consumers to recreational, educational &/or occupational activities, a valid driver’s license is required.
- Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
Organization
Rehabilitation & Correction - Franklin Medical Center
Agency Contact Name and Information
614/445-5960/DRC.FMCRecruit@drc.ohio.gov
Unposting Date
Ongoing
Primary Location
United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus
Schedule
Full-time
Classified Indicator
Classified
Union
OCSEA
Technical Skills
Basic Documentation, Customer Service, Direct Support/Direct Care, Nursing
Professional Skills
Cultural Awareness, Responsiveness, Teamwork, Observation
Agency Overview
Who We Are…
Guided by a single mission “To reduce recidivism among those we touch,” the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change. Our staff embrace these core values and serves as role models for pro-social behavior conveying an attitude of dignity and respect in the treatment of others.
What We Do…
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.
To learn more about our agency, please visit our website at www.drc.ohio.gov
Salary : $51,000