Job Summary:
Provides basic patient care and works with patients/clients to develop daily living skills. Operates a State-owned vehicle as needed.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities Include:
• Completes required documentation in patient and unit records
• Observes and maintains an awareness of individuals’ behavior and physical whereabouts to ensure their security and safety
• Provides clients with help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed
• Assist with lab draws and the collecting of bodily fluid specimens
• Participates in crisis de-escalation
• Escorts individuals to appointments, such as doctors’ visits, leisure/ recreational activities and discharges, as necessary

Minimum Qualifications
High school diploma or GED.

Preferred Qualifications
• One year experience and/or education providing direct care services to mental health and/or substance abuse and/or developmentally delayed individuals in a hospital, nursing home, or group home setting
• 3 years of driving experience