The position is in the MHRRTP, a Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program that provides extended care to Veterans for mental health needs, substance abuse treatment, Compensated Work Therapy, and homelessness. The MHRRTP Technicians provides 7 day/week, 24-hour/day coverage. The MHRRTP Technician performs both clinical and administrative duties.

Duties

Responsible for developing and maintaining a therapeutic professional helping relationship with Residents admitted to the MHRRTP. Provides orientation to new Residents by explaining MHRRTP policies/procedures, treatment expectations and goals. Interviews each Resident to assess skills associated activities of daily living, leisure and work interests, personal hygiene, interpersonal communication, etc. Maintains close contact with Residents to ensure that their behavior and social adjustments are satisfactory. Demonstrates the ability to work with Residents who have a variety of physical, mental, emotional, and behavior issues using approved care techniques. Appropriately identifies or resolves Resident s concerns or refers them to staff with specific administrative or clinical expertise. Remains accessible to Residents and serves as a role model for appropriate behavior. Treats Residents, staff, and visitors in a courteous, professional, and positive manner. Uses good judgment, tact and discretion in dealing with Residents who have difficulty conforming to acceptable standards or complying with requirements for acceptable adjustment to MHRRTP living. Provides crisis intervention in situations of a medical, psychiatric and/or behavioral emergency. Receives telephone calls from beneficiaries, relatives, friends, other VA facilities, service organizations, community agencies, etc. relating to Residents under his/her supervision and may provide information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines, the Privacy Act, and as stated in the Medical Care System Memoranda on Automatic Information System (AIS) Security Policy. Responsible for ensuring a clean, safe, and healthy environment for all Residents and staff to include housekeeping and sanitation, security safety, repair and maintenance of rooms, ramps, and areas surrounding the buildings. Work Schedule: 7:30 AM - 8 PM; 7:30 PM - 8 AM (12 hours shifts). Rotating shifts including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays. Position Description Title/PD#: Health Technician/PD01152A Physical Requirements: Work is carried out in a 24/7 residential treatment setting serving a population of male and female Veterans ranging from the adult, age 18, to the elderly adult, age 65 and over. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing, twisting, climbing stairs, climbing ladders, simple grasping, reading above shoulder. Transferring patients and/or objects 6 may be required. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don PPE. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative due to psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities and use good judgement based on residents needs. Conditions may also include heat, cold, excess humidity, work with chemicals, dust, noise, driving a vehicle, fire manipulation.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. GS-06 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Technician experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled to include assessing need for professional intervention of a specific nature, especially at time of crises; observing changes in a individuals functional abilities, behavior or thinking processes; knowledge of medical diagnoses/conditions; mental health diagnoses/conditions; knowledge of alcohol and drug dependence and the rehabilitation process. There is no educational substitution for the GS-06 level. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Contacts

• Address George H O'Brien Jr VA Medical Center 300 Veterans Boulevard Big Spring, TX 79720 US
• Name: VISN 17 SSU USAS Group
• Email: [email protected]