Clinician Assistant Women/Men Services Job at City of Portsmouth
City of Portsmouth Portsmouth, VA
$36,632 - $53,903 a year
General Statement of the Job & Essential Functions
GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB
Under close supervision, assists Clinicians in the operational, administrative, and counseling functions in a Substance Use program unit. Employee monitors consumers, insuring consumers' safety. Employee conducts intake interviews/orientation and documents accordingly. Employee plans unit recreational activities. Employee participates in case management discussions. Employee prepares intake packages. Work involves facilitating large group activities. Employee resolves emergency situations and enforces program rules. Employee maintains booking system and screens referrals. Employee assists in the development of treatment plans. Employee prepares food stamp request forms. Employee works in women’s services, monitoring services and clients in women transitional houses. Reports to the Clinical Manager.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Conducts pre-admission screenings; prepares consumer intake packages and conducts consumer in-take interviews.
Ensures completeness and correctness of information provided on forms, charts and records and maintains booking system.
Assists consumers with routine daily personal care and hygiene.
Conducts group and individual education and consumer supervision, and documents daily.
Resolves emergency situations and enforces program rules and performs crisis intervention as needed.
Assists in the development of treatment plans and determination of consumers' goals.
Ensures safety of consumers and security of facility and women transitional houses.
Follows policies and procedures during medical, behavioral, and fire emergencies.
Assists with food stamp collection and distribution process.
Maintains accurate and complete records and files according to program policies and procedures.
Directs and plans consumer recreational, cultural, and educational activities.
Inventories supplies and assists in making purchases.
Supervises consumers weekly unit cleaning and household responsibilities.
Consults with case coordinators regarding continuity of consumer's care.
Participates in staff meetings and case reviews to ensure team approach.
Coordinates and assists in presenting educational, GED and study groups.
Monitors consumer breaks.
Transports consumers to and from assigned locations.
Facilitate and monitor groups
Monitor weekly menu and food preparation by clients in houses.
Perform routine administrative duties (answer phone, take messages, etc.).
Performs other related work as required. Individual assignments will be determined by supervisor based on current workload and department needs.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Knowledge of Job: Has general knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of residential rehabilitation, crisis intervention, case management, and substance abuse issues. Is skilled in promoting the integration of services for residential rehabilitation among a variety of service agencies. Is skilled in assisting, coordinating, and supervising the activities of substance abuse consumers. Is able to use standard office equipment, including a telephone, calculator, copier, facsimile, etc. Is able to compile information from a variety of sources and prepare clear and concise reports. Is able to respond quickly and effectively in a variety of emergency and non-emergency situations. Is able to effectively express ideas orally and in writing. Is able to exercise considerable discretion in handling confidential files and cases. Is able to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.
Quality of Work: Maintains high standards of accuracy in exercising duties and responsibilities. Exercises immediate remedial action to correct any quality deficiencies that occur in areas of responsibility. Maintains high quality communication and interacts with co-workers, consumers and the general public.
Quantity of Work: Maintains effective and efficient output of all duties and responsibilities as described under "Specific Duties and Responsibilities."
Dependability: Assumes responsibility for doing assigned work and for meeting deadlines. Completes assigned work on or before deadlines in accordance with directives, DBHS policy, standards and prescribed procedures. Accepts accountability for meeting assigned responsibilities in the technical, human and conceptual areas.
Attendance: Attends work regularly and adheres to DBHS policies and procedures regarding absences and tardiness. Provides adequate notice to higher management with respect to vacation time and time-off requests.
Initiative and Enthusiasm: Maintains an enthusiastic, self-reliant and self-starting approach to meet job responsibilities and accountabilities. Strives to anticipate work to be done and initiates proper and acceptable direction for the completion of work with a general level of supervision and instruction.
Judgment: Exercises analytical judgment in areas of responsibility. Identifies problems or situations as they occur and specifies decision objectives. Identifies or assists in identifying alternative solutions to problems or situations. Implements decisions in accordance with prescribed and effective policies and procedures and with a minimum of errors. Seeks expert or experienced advice and researches problems, situations and alternatives before exercising judgment.
Cooperation: Accepts supervisory instruction and direction and strives to meet the goals and objectives of same. Questions such instruction and direction when clarification of results or consequences are justified i.e., poor communications, variance with DBHS policy or procedures, etc.
Relationships with Others: Shares knowledge with supervisor for mutual and DBHS benefit. Contributes to maintaining high morale among all consumers and DBHS employees. Develops and maintains cooperative and courteous relationships with department employees, staffers and managers in other departments, to project a good DBHS image. Tactfully and effectively handles requests, suggestions and complaints from other departments and persons in order to maintain good will. Emphasizes the importance of maintaining a positive image within the DBHS and surrounding regions. Interacts effectively with fellow employees, program consumers, supervisors, professionals and the general public.
Coordination of Work: Plans and organizes daily work routine. Establishes priorities for the completion of work in accordance with sound time-management methodology. Avoids duplication of effort. Estimates expected time of completion of elements of work and establishes a personal schedule accordingly. Attends meetings, planning sessions and discussions on time. Implements work activity in accordance with priorities and estimated schedules. Maintains a calendar for meetings and deadlines.
Safety and Housekeeping: Adheres to all safety and housekeeping standards established by the DBHS and various regulatory agencies. Sees that the standards are not violated. Maintains a clean and orderly workplace.
Education, Experience & Special Requirements
Associate's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Education or a related human services field. A Bachelor's degree is preferred. Requires 1-2 years related experience; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Experience working in women’s services and behavioral health is preferred. Residential experience is also preferred.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Must possess Red Cross First Aid and CPR certifications or have the ability to obtain certifications within 90 days from date of hire and maintain them as a condition of employment.
An acceptable general background check to include a local, state, and federal criminal history check and sex offender registry check.
A valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
Individuals in this position cannot be listed as having a founded child abuse or neglect complaint.
In the event of a declared emergency in the city of Portsmouth, individuals in this position are required to work shelter duty and may be called on to perform duties as required to provide for the safety and care of the citizens of the community.
Physical Demands
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of automated office equipment which includes telephones, calculators, copiers, computer terminals, facsimile, etc. Must be able to exert up to 20 pounds force occasionally and up to 50 pounds to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects or resisting individuals.
Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.
Interpersonal Communications: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving assignments and/or directions to unit members, volunteers or assistants. Includes receiving instructions from immediate supervisor.
Language Ability: Requires the ability to read and write a variety of correspondence, reports, documents, evaluations, assessments, summaries, forms, charts, etc. Requires the ability to prepare consumer records, reports, charts, reviews, treatment plans, using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Requires the ability to interact with individuals and groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence.
Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems and emergencies, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret a variety of technical or medical instructions in verbal or written form.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of medical or professional languages, including counseling terminology.
Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to add and subtract, multiply and divide.
Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using automated office equipment.
Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, office equipment, control knobs, switches, etc. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Sensory Discrimination: Does not require the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress when confronted with persons acting under stress.
Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and/or hear: (talking - expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing - perceiving nature of sounds by ear). Must be able to communicate via telephone.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) REQUIREMENTS
The City of Portsmouth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the City to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
This is a class description and not an individual position description. A class specification defines the general character and scope of duties and responsibilities of all positions in a job classification, but is not intended to describe and does not necessarily list the essential job functions for a given position in a classification.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
EEO Cat: 5
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