Autism Program Technician PRN

Position Summary

The Autism Program Technician (APT) plays a crucial role in supporting individuals with autism and promoting their well-being while in an engaging and therapeutic milieu setting.

Relationships and Contacts

Within the organization: Maintains frequent and close working relationships with program staff and facility team members throughout the organization.

Outside the organization: Initiates and maintains strong professional relationships with clients and families, clinical providers, referral partners and vendors, as needed.

Position Responsibilities

Essential Responsibilities

• Selects appropriate interventions to meet individual clients needs, actively engages clients in therapeutic activities, prompts completion of ADLs, models positive social interactions, and provides transportation to off-site appointments and activities.
• Modifies approach to client interactions based on client needs, to include recognizing mood changes and treatment progress.
• Documents services provided, incident reports, shift reports, or department reports in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates effective verbal intervention skills in managing escalating residents and involving other staff while adhering to CPI criteria.
• Assists with meal planning and preparation.
• Communicates and adheres to clinical precautions effectively, including visual safety checks; proactively reports safety risks.
• Identifies and recognizes triggers for escalation with each client and utilizes de-escalation techniques, focusing on prevention of crisis.
• Ensures prescribed medications are taken correctly and consistently, including medication administration, monitoring adherence, addressing any concerns or side effects, and collaborating with healthcare providers to optimize medication regimens.
• Coordinates necessary healthcare visits for clients based on their individual needs and ensuring timely access to medical services, in collaboration with nursing.
• Ensures necessary office materials are consistently available for staff use to include monitoring inventory levels, placing orders when needed, and organizing storage efficiently.
• Ensures therapeutic environment, maintaining order, promoting safety, and optimizing the well-being of residents.

Additional Responsibilities

• Functions within the guidelines of the facilitys Code of Ethics and in accordance with corporate compliance.
• Conducts chart audits following program policy timelines, as requested.
• Consistently arrives to work on time, rarely missing scheduled shifts, and promptly notifies supervisor when absent.
• Demonstrates an ability to adapt to changes in the facility function, management styles, and facility routines.
• Reads, understands, adheres to, and models all company policy statements on ethics, conduct, and conflict of interests.
• Adheres to facility policies, procedures, rules, and regulations, implementing regularly.
• Maintains positive attitude and acts as a team player with others on the treatment team.
• Attends and completes all training within assigned time frames as required by the facility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What we offer

• Team driven culture based on our 5 Star Service Commitment
• Multiple Career Development Pathways
• Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification
• PPO & HDHP Health Plan Options
• Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options
• 100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
• 100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan)
• 100% Company Paid Life & ADD
• 401K with Company Match
• Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA Tax Savings Accounts
• Parental Leave
• Generous Team Member Referral Program

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Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience

Position requires High School or equivalent, bachelors degree strongly preferred. Position requires a minimum of 1 year experience in a behavioral healthcare setting, preferably with clients with autistic behaviors.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to communicate with peers, clients and/or vendors.
• Job performance will require the ability to move throughout the building as well as participate in activities outdoors and off facility grounds.
• Performs duties that require the employee to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• May sit or remain stationary for periods of time.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to talk or hear, sit, stand, walk, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste, or smell.
• Ability to move twenty-five pounds.

Additional Requirements

• Position requires incumbent to have a valid drivers license, vehicle insurance and acceptable driving record.
• Clearance of criminal background, TB test, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification

Skill Competencies

• Demonstrates knowledge of mental health and/or substance use disorders.
• Demonstrates an ability to adapt to changes in the facility function, management styles, and facility routines.
• Demonstrates knowledge about medication side-effects, medication reactions, and what to do should an event occur.
• Demonstrates the ability to administer breathalyzer, UA, and pregnancy test to clients.
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize symptoms and distress of clients in treatment.
• Demonstrates the ability to observe, supervise and evaluate clients during meal/snack times and planned activities and off campus outings.
• Demonstrates the ability to support medication self-administration in accordance with licensure guidelines.
• Demonstrates the ability to actively listen and use effective communication when dealing with clients.
• Demonstrates the ability to maintain the clients integrity when conducting room searches and/or observations.
• Demonstrates support and follows through with therapeutic recommendations from senior staff.
• Demonstrates the ability to relay pertinent information to treatment team as it affects client care.
• Ensures that the values and cultural beliefs are taken into account when assisting with the treatment of the clients.
• Demonstrates ability to safely transport and manage clients to appointments and community outings.
• Demonstrates the ability to document physical wellness checks and observation monitoring.

Renaissance Healthcare Group, LLC DBA Pasadena Villa provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Renaissance Healthcare Group, LLC DBA Pasadena Villa reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains At-Will.