Health Care Technician I

Mental Health Transitional Living Homes ProgramThis position exists to provide direct hands-on milieu management care to clients, which includes assistance with activities of daily living, documentation of care provided, awareness of psychosocial and physical needs/safety of clients, engagement in social and recreational activities, and support in the continued development of social and life skills. These services shall be performed in a manner consistent with the standards of the profession, legal, and regulatory requirements. This is a full-time, in-person, essential services designation position. These services are provided in a residential setting, which requires 24/7 care and treatment. As such, we are hiring for daytime, evening, and overnight shifts, which do include weekends. Duties in this position include:Responsible for providing direct client care by hands-on performance and/or assistance as needed with activities of daily living (ADL) and continued development of social and life skills through the engagement in recreational and social activities.Provides environmental needs to all clients by arranging and adapting personal care items, such as food or clothing and/or physical environment needs to support the ongoing needs of the clients.Clients may require gentle guidance and instruction to engage in self-care activities as part of their continued development of activities of daily living.Assist clients in becoming oriented to the program, which includes a review of the program requirements, their responsibilities as clients, inventory of all personal items, etc.Responsible for the ongoing supervision of the clients in care and ensuring the needs of all clients are being met on a daily basis.Monitors safety needs by supervising the clients in care, their whereabouts, interactions, and conditions, and refers to the MHTL Homes team regarding potential changes that may need to be made based on observation.Medication Administration:Administers medications to the individuals served in accordance with the Medication Administration Record (MAR).Administers medications in proper doses at appropriate times to each individual.Records a wide range of information including: medication given (includes time and amount); clients' responses to medications and treatments; documents refusals of medications and reports this to the clinical team; and all information relevant to all aspects of the clients' mental status.Requires that the staff be certified as a Qualified Medication Administration Professional (QMAP) The MHTL Homes programs will assist any individuals who are not QMAP certified to obtain such certification.Department Standards and Staff Development:Responsible for the adherence to department standards and staff development.Responsible for ensuring that the standards for the MHTL Homes in terms of programming and operation are followed accordingly as set for in the MHTL Homes policies and procedures and regulatory requirements.Responsible for completing staff training, which include MHTL Homes specific training along with CDHS mandatory training.Attend assigned meetings and in-services as scheduled by the supervisor to fulfill the mission/vision of the agency.Ensures all documentation as shift notes, incidents logs, refrigerator temperature logs and other logs related to life, safety, and health are timely and correctly completed.This position is a resource and teaches/orients new/pulled/pool staff related to milieu management/safety basics.Other Duties as Assigned: Other duties as required for business needs.Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights:Education: High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) No Substitutions.Preferred Qualifications:1 year of direct care experience with clients suffering from SMIExperience passing medicationsExperience with De-Escalation TechniquesBe able to drive a 15-passenger vanExperience dealing with various Mental Health DisordersManaging a MilieuFood Preparation/ Food SafetyPrevious state employeeQMAP Certified Certification Qualified Medication Administration Personnel. Must be QMAP certified within 6 months of hire.Conditions of Employment:Current and valid, unrestricted US Driver's License, which must remain so throughout employment.A pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process as this position is deemed to have direct contact with vulnerable persons. Felony convictions, conviction of crimes of moral turpitude, or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges or convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the CDHS Background Unit with an official disposition of any charges.Shift work eligible: May be required to work evening or weekend shifts, holidays, voluntary or mandatory overtime.Travel - In state travel, which includes, but is not limited to, transporting clients to and from appointments, field trips, traveling between locations, in person team building eventsAnnual influenza and other vaccinations as required by the State of Colorado.Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must (1) disclose that information on the application (2) provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position, (3) provide the employee number from the applicant's prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.Appeal Rights: If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.For additional recruiting questions, please contact jazzma gamboa@state.co.us.