Caregiver/Patient Care Assistant

Job ID: 65866

Position: Rehabilitation Assistant

Client: TN DDA

Location: 259 Stewarts Ferry Pike   Nashville,  Tennessee    37214

Duration: 6+ Months

Job Description:

SUPPLIERS: This is a standing requisition for Rehabilitation Assistants. Please do not submit candidates that have been previously submitted and declined. 
The Harold Jordan Center has a real need for these resources so please submit new candidates, on an on-going basis, as you find them. 
As always, thank you for your assistance and your commitment.
 

REQUIRED: 

Candidates MUST have at least a high school diploma or GED to be considered for the position. 
This minimum qualification will be verified before the candidate can start the contract. 
Once your candidate has been accepted, please immediately ask them for a copy of thier high school diploma or their GED and post it to the comment section of their proposal so TN DDA has access to it. 
This will expedite the education verification step in the onboarding process.
 

SUMMARY

The Department of Disability and Aging (DDA) is seeking candidates for the Behavioral Therapy Specialist (BTS) position at the Harold Jordan Center.
DDA operates the Harold Jordan Center located in Nashville. The Harold Jordan Center is a facility that provides 24-hour residential care to support and maintain the physical, intellectual, social, and emotional capabilities of people with an intellectual disability. 
In addition, the Harold Jordan Center offers a residential program that provides specialized in forensic and behavior stabilization services to persons with an intellectual disability.
The Harold Jordan Center is primarily responsible for ensuring the daily health, safety, and welfare of people who reside there while also providing for their daily services and supports.
The services typically provided are personalized care, self-help training, ambulating, communication and socialization skills, intensive care for personalized habilitation training in self-help, language development, and motor skills for people with intellectual disabilities.
 

Job Overview

Under immediate supervision, performs vocational, Behavioral Therapy Specialist technical work of routine difficulty; and performs related work as required. 
An employee in this class works at a developmental center or community home providing vocational, habilitation training, therapy, and supervision for intellectually and developmentally disabled clients.
 

Essential Job Duties

Follows the individual support plan to ensure that the needs and the active treatment requirements of persons served are met
Communicates with families, conservators, and employers of persons served and the public to share information and meet active treatment requirements. –
Analyzes medical treatment and training data to detect changes in needs, behavior, and abilities.
Analyzes environmental data to ensure the safety and appropriate environment for persons served.
Promotes teamwork and working together.
Trains other staff on active treatment interventions to meet the requirements of individual support plans of persons served.
 

Schedule

Three (3) – 12.5-hour shift per week
Rotating schedule with Weekends, Nights, and Holidays required
Overtime
  

Necessary Special Qualifications

A valid vehicle operator's license will be required for employment in this position.
 

Additional Information

All necessary training is provided on-site.
Pre-employment Drug Testing and a Criminal Background Check is Required.