Adult Diversion and Acute Stabilization Residential Care Advisor S. 9th St. 37.5 hour work week Details

Adult Diversion and Acute Stabilization Residential Care Advisor S. 9th St. 37.5 hour work week

Pittsburgh Mercy - Pittsburgh, PA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Employment Type:Full timeShift:Rotating Shift

Description:

ABOUT THE ROLE:
Our Residential Care Advisor is responsible for providing direct service to persons-served seeking support at the Crisis Center through the Walk-In Program, Central Recovery Center, and the Adult Diversion and Acute Stabilization Unit. The Residential Care Advisor serves primarily as a nursing support, assisting nursing in gathering vitals, assessment information, medication/supply reorders, transporting persons served and other nursing tasks. The Residential Care Advisor also assists the safety staff with the monitoring entry to the crisis center and searches of consumers and visitors or providing meds, and maintaining case management for individuals with mental health and dual (MH/AOD) disorders in a crisis residential setting. You will assist targeted adults with serious and persistent mental illness and their families in accessing services, building support networks and resolving conflicts, as well as maintain clinical records according to organization policy and procedures.

ABOUT YOU:
We’re looking for people who are compassionate, responsible, and have experience in a residential setting.

RESPONSIBILITIES/REQUIREMENTS:

• Transporting persons served
• Gathering vitals
• Administering medications
• Current/Valid Drivers’ License is required.
• Must be able to obtain ACT 33/34/73 clearances upon hire.

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or four years direct care experience or four years direct care experience.

SCHEDULE:
Thursday 1:00PM to 11:00PM
Friday 1:00PM to 11:00PM
Saturday 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Monday 7:00AM to 5:00PM

ABOUT PITTSBURGH MERCY:
We’re a community-based health and human services organization using person-centered care to treat our area’s most vulnerable populations. We work with families in settings that safe and familiar to them, and view them as equal partners when planning, developing, and monitoring care.

Our mission is to be a compassionate, transforming presence within our communities. We reach out to offer help – and hope – to people who are experiencing:

• Mental illness and addiction
• Intellectual disabilities
• Traumatic events or circumstances, including homelessness + abuse

Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.