Resident Treatment Technician (Crisis Response Team) - State of Iowa : Job Details

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking four Resident Treatment Technicians to join the staff at the Independence Mental Health Institute (IMHI) and serve as the Crisis Response Team working with the facility's specialized patient population. These are full-time positions with strong opportunity for growth, development, and advancement and in addition to the base pay rate, feature an available shift differential of $0.90 per hour for second shift.

The Crisis Response Team will provide essential safety functions in the patient care areas of the facility, including, but not limited to, being present on and observing patient wards and patient activity areas, monitoring the tone of each area and identifying potential situations that need to be addressed, de-escalating potentially volatile situations, responding to and participating in emergency codes on the wards including elopements, conducting ward/patient counts and/or security checks, and interacting with patients utilizing approved de-escalation and interaction techniques designed to maintain a calm, therapeutic milieu with a focus on positive interactions. Team members will assist in the management, restraint, or seclusion of disruptive patients according to hospital policies and procedures to minimize injuries and maximize the safety of staff as well as model positive skills in language, behavior, attitude, and personal interactions.

Members of the Crisis Response Team will perform lead work responsibilities for Resident Treatment Workers (RTW) as assigned by the Registered Nurse and/or Charge Nurse, competently directing, assigning, and delegating tasks to that staff. These positions will assess training needs in relation to the proper application of restraints and responding to emergency codes, create and deliver training to staff including new staff during New Employee Orientation, and participate in staff debriefings.

IMHI provides inpatient treatment and acute psychiatric services. The facility offers several services including individualized treatment plans and support for children and adolescent patients to continue their education. Individuals are encouraged to collaborate with staff members in formulating their own plan. Medication, group counseling, and activities therapies might be included as well. If you enjoy helping people with adult, children and family services, mental health treatment, disabilities services and long-term care, this is a wonderful opportunity to consider.

We have a great total compensation package, including:

* Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) (Employee contributes 6.29%/State of Iowa contributes 9.44%)

* Retirement Investors Club (RIC) (Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan) (State of Iowa matches up to $75/month)

* Health, Dental and Vision Insurance (See below for additional information)

* Vacation Leave (96 hours/year to begin, and increases with years of service)

* Sick Leave (144 hours/year)

* Paid Holidays (9 days/year)

* Flexible Spending Accounts

* Life Insurance ($20,000 paid for by the State of Iowa)

* Long-Term Disability Insurance

For additional information on benefits click here.

Click here to see how we compare with other employers or offers by using our Total Compensation Calculator.

Independence Highlights

IMHI is in Independence, Iowa, a city of approximately 6,000, located in scenic Northeast Iowa. The Wapsipinicon River flows through town offering many recreational opportunities from canoeing to fishing. Independence is a progressive community sporting a newer public library, trails, and Cedar Rock state park which includes a Frank Lloyd Wright home.

Independence is 30 minutes from Waterloo/Cedar Falls home of the UNI Panthers, 45 minutes from Cedar Rapids and 1 hour from Iowa City, home of the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The State of Iowa is an EEO/AA Employer

HHS values those with lived experience and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the DHS system to apply. Minorities, women, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired - Relay Iowa 1-800-###-#### TDD).

Our agency uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.Experience equal to eighteen months of full time work as a nursing or therapeutic assistant in a health care facility or other facility for the intellectually disabled, mentally ill, elderly, physically ill or disabled;

OR

any equivalent combination of education and experience substituting one year of post high school education (thirty semester hours or equivalent academic units) with an emphasis in nursing and/or the social or behavioral sciences for one year of experience to a maximum substitution of one year.

For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.