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Driver Large Van for Mental Health Clients - 602

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Telecare Corporation

Location: San Diego, California
Category: Admin-Health and Medical Services
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Job Description

Driver Large Van for Mental Health Clients - 602

Driving a 12 passenger van with chair lift for mental healthcare clients.

Must have experience driving large transit van.

Will drive clients throughout San Diego County to appointments, meetings, resources, errands, etc.

Basic Class C Driver's License is acceptable.

$22.00 - $25.00 per hour based off previous experience

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals with complex needs in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.

Program will provide both behavioral health support services and case management services for 190 tenants living at Valley Vista Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH). Services will be delivered onsite at the PSH development, Monday through Saturday 8am-7pm, and Saturday, with provision for after hours on call response by the team. The program utilizes a Housing First service approach focused on voluntary engagement into case management and behavioral health services, housing stabilization and successful tenancy and community integration. Services are delivered through the provision of light case management and clinical case management services. Program will use Coordinated Entry System (CES), HMIS and Cerner for documentation, support housing voucher utilization at unit turn over and inspection. Onsite program team will collaborate and partner with property management, San Diego Housing Commission and other community based service partners to effectively address the complex needs of tenants living at Valley Vista PSH.

Shifts Available:

Full Time; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; Monday - Friday

Expected starting wage range is $22.00 - $25.00. Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

POSITION SUMMARY
Provides care that responds to the physical and psychological needs of members served, consistent with recovery-centered care principles.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Demonstrates the Telecare mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with internal and external stakeholders

Assists in the welcoming, admissions, and discharge processes

Supports and coaches members served in activities of daily living

Ensures safety of members served through monitoring and observation, completing related documentation

Attends and participates in community meetings and groups

Assists with outings for members served by driving Program van and/or own vehicle

Participates in/facilitates rehabilitation therapy groups and activities, as needed

Implements treatment or plans of care

Helps create a recovery environment through interactions with staff and members served

Obtains vital signs and weights, as assigned

Practices standard precautions at all times

Actively participates in multidisciplinary team meetings and treatment planning meetings

Informs the charge nurse of observed behaviors and conditions

Observes, records, and reports social, psychiatric, and physical behavior of members served; has the ability to recognize changes in milieu of members served and make modifications in care giving methods accordingly

Must evade members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training

QUALIFICATIONS
Required:

High school diploma or G.E.D.

Demonstrated sensitivity to behavioral health issues and multi-cultural populations (e.g., exposure through family relationships, volunteering, or other previous experience(s) or coursework)

Must be at least 18 years of age

Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 60 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment

All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification. If the position requires driving, valid driver license, a motor vehicle clearance, and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. Additional regulatory, contractual, or local requirements may apply.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, bend, squat, kneel, crawl, twist, push, pull, lift, and carry items weighing 25 pounds or less as well as to frequently walk, stand, twist, reach, and do simple and power grasping. The position requires manual deviation, repetition, and dexterity, as well as driving, exposure to uneven walking ground, and hazardous exposure (blood borne pathogens, hospital waste, chemicals, and infections).

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability

If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.

To apply, visit https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/TEL1006/JobBoard/2fcbb6f4-e717-17cb-9327-3dd87a55b08d/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=dafd0705-31ce-4472-964d-01ac2b266c7d

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