Job Details
Job Location
Residential Care Facility (RCF) – Dubuque, IA
Position Type
Full-Time/Part-Time
Education Level
High school diploma or GED
Travel Percentage
Up to 10%
Job Shift
All Shifts
Job Category
Nonprofit – Social Services
Description
Certified Medication Aide – Direct Support Professional (DSP) with our Residential Team!
Base rate of $17.00 with shift differentials of $2.00-$3.00 per hour, based off shift type!
Sign-on to our professional team and earn a bonus of up to $1,000!
Join a caring and dedicated team of professionals that help people with a variety of challenges.
Your Role
- Coach people to appropriately cope with emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and other struggles.
- Role model and coach individuals with activities of daily living (cooking, cleaning, showering, hygiene, shopping, and managing money).
- Participate and plan recreational activities.
- Learn and implement Evidence Based Mental Health Programs with clients.
- Learn skills to de-escalate emotionally charged individuals.
- Ensure the safety of all those involved (monitor meals, behaviors, activities).
- Demonstrate teamwork with other roles (nurses, prescribers, therapists, and support staff).
- Communicate to the team through daily documentation and reports.
- Learn to administer medications in a residential setting.
- Encourage and educate clients about adherence to medication plan.
What You Need
- Medication Manager/Aid certification, or ability to obtain within 4 months of employment.
- High school diploma or equivalent required (GED or NCR accepted).
What Makes You Stand Out
- Good teamwork mentality and client focused work ethic
- Prior experience working with adults who have chronic mental health challenges
- Valid drivers license and ability to meet agency driving requirements
- Prior experience with health care documentation
- CPR/First Aid certification
Competitive benefits package for full-time employees working 30+ hours a week:
- Health insurance (up to 79% employer paid)
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) with profit sharing and employer match
- Paid time off
- 10 paid holidays
- Staff development and training
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for federal student loans
- Employer paid CEU’s through Relias
- On-site primary care
- PerkSpot- employee discount program
- MeMD- virtual health provider for you and your family
- Free talk therapy
- $0 Telehealth/urgent care
- Discounted psychiatry
- Employee assistance program
- Advancement opportunities
- Sign-on bonus of up to $1,000 available
- Shift differentials up to an additional $3.00/hour
About the Program
Hillcrest’s Adult Residential Services operatesseveral 3-5 bed group homes and a 60+ bed care facility for adults who have a mental health diagnosis. Serving as a steppingstone from hospitalizations to independent living, these programs provide supervision in a safe, secure, and protected environment, with the following support:
- 24 hour staffing and supervision
- Individual counseling and care coordination
- Mental health support
- Medication management
- Social and community integration
- Physical and emotional health development
- Recreational activities (structured and unstructured)
- Daily living skills education and instruction
About the Organization
Hillcrest Family Services is a non-profit organization that assists adults and children in need of help. Every day, Hillcrest builds confidence in hundreds of people and families. We’re a place where compassion is commonplace. Where our passion soars and faith restores.
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