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Location: Corvallis - Children's Farm Home
Program/Department: Campus Operations/Residential Programs
Schedule: On-call/Varies
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Job Summary: Clinical Responder assess children in need of emergency restraint and seclusions. Position may require evening, weekend and shift work and requires availability to respond to emergencies.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Demonstrates Competency in the Following Areas:
Assess risk and safety issues as they relate to cottage programming, acuity of clients and environmental conditions; order for restraints or seclusion that extends beyond the age/time limits must be received from the doctor by the QMHP
Immediately following a restraint or seclusion, evaluate the resident's well being
Conduct a face to face assessment of the physical and psychological well being of the resident within one hour of the initiation of the emergency safety intervention, documenting in the child's record what led up to the intervention, comments about cognitive, affective, behavioral condition of the child and suggestions for further interventions
Notify parents/guardians of restraints and seclusions
Within 24 hours of the emergency safety intervention, all staff involved must be meet in a debriefing session that includes a discussion of the precipitating factors that led to the intervention, alternative techniques that might have prevented the use of the restraint or seclusion, procedures that staff are to implement to prevent any recurrence of the use of restraint or seclusion and the outcome of the intervention including any injuries that may have resulted from the use of restraint or seclusions
Document the debriefing listing the following: staff present, staff excused and why, discussion of precipitating factors, what was tried to avoid use of restraint/seclusion, what is being tried to avoid recurrence of the event, what was the outcome of the interventions, and any injuries that occurred to child or staff
Contribute ideas for changes to Clinical Unit Supervisor if IPC needs adjustment as a result of a hold/seclusion
Assure that staff also debrief restraints/seclusions with parents/guardians and that staff document the debriefing in the resident's record
Report serious occurrences to the state Medicaid agency
Report deaths to HCFA regional office by no later than close of business the next business day after the death, reporting the name of resident, description of the occurrence, name, address and phone number of the family
Additional Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:: Provides direct supervision to assigned staff while on duty.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education: Requires a Master's Degree in psychology, sociology, education or related human services field or a licensed RN. Must be a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) as determined by the Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR's) and/or the Oregon Mental Health Division.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Must be eligible for CESIS license in State of Oregon. State of Oregon license if degree is in nursing.
Experience: Education and experience must demonstrate the competency to identify precipitating events, gather histories of mental and physical disabilities, alcohol and drug use, past mental health services and criminal justice contacts, asses family, social and work relationships and to conduct a mental status examination, document a multi-axial DSM diagnosis, write and supervise an individual plan of care, conduct a Comprehensive Mental Health Assessment and provide individual, family and/or group therapy within the scope of training, plus any other trainings deemed necessary the agency to perform the task of a substitute QMHP.
Job Knowledge: Provides oversight of all agency components during non-business hours. Decisions are made within Trillium Family Services policy constraints. Work is performed with little direct supervision. Decisions and products of work are reviewed by Residential Services Director. Center Supervisor II participates in strategic planning, decision making and problem solving related to overall policy, direction priorities, budgets and philosophies.
Skills: Must demonstrate computer literacy and proficiency in word processing and data base programs.
Physical Demands: For physical demands of position, including vision, hearing, repetitive motion and environment, contact the HR department. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising client care.
Application Details:
Consideration of candidates will begin immediately and position may close after that date without notice.
If you need accommodation to review the information and/or complete the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department.
Trillium Family Services is a drug free workplace. All final applicants will be subject to a criminal record identification check pursuant to ORS 181.536.727.537 and agency policy. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and Service Provider and support a culturally linguistically diverse governance, leadership and workforce.
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