Easter Seals Jobs

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

12 Hour Day Shift

Description:

Position Purpose:

Provide services that seek to create a safe and secure environment. Undertake activities designed to identify, deter, abate, or correct situations, both routine and emergent, that are within the scope of responsibility as they occur.

What you will Do:

• Provide continuous professional and therapeutic presence in the unit.

• Monitor and visit clients in rooms to see if any issues have occurred or can be resolved.

• Conduct one on one therapeutic interaction with patients to deter escalations.

• Document activities and services in a complete accurate and timely manner according to regulations.

• Ensure client, visitor, and staff safety.

• Ask for assistance when needed to assure safety for all involved.

• Adhere to all safety, infection control and employee health policies and procedures.

Hours/Schedule:

.9 FTE; 72 hours bi-weekly; 6:45pm - 7:15am; Will include a weekend and holiday rotation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience with behavioral health preferred.

• Ability to read, write and understand the English language, and communicate effectively with patients, visitors, staff, and physicians while performing their job duties.

• One year of prior patient safety or security/criminal justice experience preferred.

• Must possess excellent & effective interpersonal communication skills - listening, verbal and written.

• Able to deal effectively with stressful/emergent situation and time constraints.

• Requires the ability to work well in a very diverse environment.

• Mandatory Reporter, Basic Life, & Non-Violent Crisis Intervention

Position Highlights and Benefits

 We care about your well-being, both physical and mental, which is why our benefit package includes:  

• Wellness programs 

• Personalized health, dental & vision insurance plans  

• Paid time off 

• Long- and short-term leave 

• Retirement planning 

• Life insurance coverage 

Ministry/Facility Information:

MercyOne Northeast Iowa provides expert health care to eight counties. MercyOne Northeast Iowa provides excellent, personalized care close to home to the communities in the Cedar Valley. With 491 licensed beds between the three medical centers, each providing 24-hour emergency lifesaving care, MercyOne is there for you in critical moments:

• MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center (https://www.mercyone.org/northeastiowa/location/mercyone-waterloo-medical-center-1) , an Area Level III Trauma Center and an accredited chest pain center

• MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center, (https://www.mercyone.org/northeastiowa/location/mercyone-cedar-falls-medical-center) Community Level IV Trauma Designation

• MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center (https://www.mercyone.org/northeastiowa/location/mercyone-oelwein-medical-center) , Community Level IV Trauma Designation

With more than 2,500 colleagues, MercyOne is one of the largest employers in Northeast Iowa.

MercyOne Medical Group – Northeast Iowa is made up of more than 30 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics located throughout Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Benton, Butler, Fayette and Tama counties.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran