Residential Aide
UHS
Summary
Skywood Recovery Center is a residential treatment facility offering integrated treatment for addiction and mental health conditions. Skywood Recovery provides individual and group therapy, experiential therapy, equine and art therapy, and yoga. Located in Augusta, MI, a convenient drive from Kalamazoo and Lansing, MI, the campus offers a restorative environment with opportunity to enjoy the outdoors.
Job description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensures orientation of new patients immediately upon admission.
- Conducts psycho-educational groups with patients.
- Provides empathic, supportive approach to all patient interactions by acting as a sounding board for the individual, ensuring confrontation is not used.
- Utilizes motivational interviewing and patient-centered techniques when assisting patients.
- Employs de-escalation techniques.
- Ensures program schedule is maintained.
- Completes room checks, safety checks and patient supervision checks as required.
- Maintains work area cleanliness, assist patients to develop appropriate cleaning skills by role modeling.
- Directly performs daily living maintenance responsibilities.
- Obtains all medications from consumer at intake and secures according to policy.
- Utilizes local crisis response plan in case of emergency psychiatric emergency (i.e. suicidal/homicidal ideation or threats).
- Performs all other duties as required or assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to consistently demonstrate through conduct and communications the stability required to effectively assist patients and their family members through the FRN Model of Treatment.
- Must have high level of interpersonal skills.
- Position continually requires demonstrated poise, professionalism, tact and diplomacy.
- Must have general knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing and spreadsheets (MS Word, Excel).
- Understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues and the ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into the organization.
- Understands need for and maintains appropriate confidentiality at all times when interacting with patients, residents, families, visitors, referral sources and all other contacts.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED required
- Minimum 1 year experience working with dually diagnosed individuals preferred
- CPR certification (or willing to obtain CPR training and certification)
- Must have high level of interpersonal skills
- Must have general knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing and spreadsheets (MS Word, Excel)
- Understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues
- Maintains appropriate confidentiality
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Prescription Drug Plan
- 401(k) Matching
- Discounted Stock Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Basic Life Insurance
- Pick-up Bonus
- Student Loan Reimbursement
- Tuition Assistance
- Career Development
Company overview
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, operating as a Fortune 300 corporation headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1979, UHS has grown into a major healthcare enterprise with approximately 99,000 employees and annual revenues exceeding $14 billion. The company operates through its subsidiaries, managing 29 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, and 60 outpatient and other facilities across 39 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. UHS provides comprehensive healthcare services including acute care, behavioral health treatment, cancer centers, and ambulatory surgical centers. The company's strategy focuses on building or acquiring high-quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets and investing in advanced medical equipment and skilled personnel to become the leading healthcare provider in each community it serves. UHS is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: UHS) and has established a strong reputation for delivering compassionate, high-quality care while maintaining financial stability and operational excellence.