Rehabilitation Assistant, Forensic Mental Health
7 months ago
**Rehabilitation Assistant, Forensic Mental Health, Minimum and Medium Security Units**
BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services
Port Coquitlam, BC
**What you’ll do**
- Carry out components of established psychosocial rehabilitative programs to address the assessed needs of patients by implementing, actively participating in and evaluating open and closed therapeutic programs. Implements individual program plans and corresponding psychosocial rehabilitation intervention strategies including: a wide variety of group-based rehabilitation and/or vocational rehab programs such as cooking programs for OT ( for maximum, medium, minimum security patients); determining the destination and taking patients on small or large group staff supported community outings; implementing planned patient activities/programs and/or programs in Fir Hall such as the Retail Training/Canteen program; setting up gym equipment and instructing patients in its use for Recreation Therapy programs; preparing woodworking supplies and providing direction to patients in the completion of woodwork projects; conducting pre and post safety checks in the woodworking shop and vocational rehab programs.
- Work collaboratively with the inter-professional team to provide recommendations and participate in the development of individualized rehabilitative treatment plans for patients by identifying patient strengths, limitations and functional level for program involvement. Work with team members in the regular evaluation of assigned programs with regard to patients’ assessed needs and progress, and under the guidance of an assigned clinical team member, modify or change programs as indicated, e.g., recommending suitability for programs and determining when it is safe and appropriate to integrate community rehabilitation resources and opportunities into individual patient treatment programs.
- Complete rehabilitation assessments within designated scope of practice and documents patient progress by regularly completing patient progress notes and noting concerns in individual patient’s charts. Work with team members to adjust the treatment plan to reflect the patient’s progress by evaluating on a frequent basis patient progress in relation to Individual Program Plan goals to ensure priority needs are met. Prepare individual discharge reports to meet department/organization documentation standards at the conclusion of each closed program by summarizing information focusing on patients’ community living skills and independence levels and recommending appropriate community supports where available. Maintain outcome and workload measurement statistics.
- Work collaboratively with other Rehabilitation colleagues and Treatment Team members to analyze the needs of target patient populations as a basis for new program development, standards and evaluation strategies by reviewing relevant literature and recommending interventions that will support the achievement of desired treatment outcomes. Participate in the development of specific program curricula to address the functional level of the target population including researching, obtaining, and creating appropriate educational, testing, and other program materials to meet established program goals and objectives and evaluation processes.
- Maintain work area and equipment by ensuring equipment and supplies, such as tools, materials and chemicals used in the program are stored appropriately and accounted for, arranging repairs as required, and assuming the responsibility for the purchase of supplies to support programs as required.
**What you bring**
**Qualifications**:
- Graduation from a recognized recreational, rehabilitation or related health or human services program plus two years recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Valid Food Safe Certificate.
- Valid Class 4 BC Driver's License.
Skills & Knowledge
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Ability to deal with others effectively
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position
- Ability to organize the work
- Ability to teach
- Ability to operate related equipment
- Ability to understand role and scope of an Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist and how the Rehabilitation Assistant role relates to it
- Ability to implement programs delegated by a therapist
- Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
**What we bring**
Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too - offering health, wellness, development programs to
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