Telecare San Bernardino ACT Program
San Bernardino, CA
(posted January 7, 2008)REGISTERED NURSE / LVN / LPT
Founded in 1965, Telecare is a rapidly growing mental health care company dedicated to making a difference for our clients, the community, and our employees. We offer an array of mental health services to adults with serious mental illness.
The opportunities for growth, learning, and advancement at Telecare are as plentiful as you want them to be. We partner with public sector entities and behavioral health organizations, and have 70 programs across the country with over 2000 employees. And, we’re growing all the time! When you work at Telecare, you help to empower thousands of individuals every day on their journeys of recovery.
As part of the Telecare community, the San Bernardino ACT program located in the city of San Bernardino provides assertive community treatment to adults with a severe mental illness. Services are delivered primarily in the community -- where members live -- by a multidisciplinary team with a low staff-to-member ratio.
We are currently expanding our programs to work specifically with persons with a forensic history and those who are high users of psychiatric inpatient hospitalizations. We are looking for a Personal Services Coordinator.
As a staff member with Telecare you will be an integral part of an individual’s road to recovery. In this exciting and fulfilling role, you will provide culturally competent and client centered coaching, counseling, mentoring, instruction, training, feedback and positive reinforcement in areas such as financial management, housing, health, employment and relationships. In short, you will make every effort to empower individuals to improve their quality of everyday life.
We are looking for candidates with knowledge and experience in the mental health field. Background in vocational, housing, or dual diagnoses services preferred. Bilingual is a big plus!
Consumers and family members of consumers are encouraged to apply!
All candidates must have valid driver’s license and proof of insurance. Must have completed first aid and CPR training or obtain certification within four (4) weeks of hire.
Once an offer is made, candidates must be fingerprinted and receive clearance from the Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General and DMV.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Licensure as a RN, LPT or LVN with at least one year of community mental health or inpatient psychiatric experience.
- Experience in providing intensive case management, intensive community supports using psychiatric rehabilitation concepts is highly desirable.
- Sensitivity to multi-cultural populations and issues is required. Necessary skills include: the ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team, a thorough understanding of client rights, an understanding of involuntary hospitalization criteria, and knowledge of basic medical and psychiatric terminology.
Please forward your resume to: startupcareers@telecarecorp.com or fax: 866-602-0230
EOE M/F/D/V
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