Salary Range: $40.00 per hour
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Seeking LPT's for Full Time position in Soledad, CA. Pay rate is $40/hr, please call 805-489-7276 for more info.
1) Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report unusual behavior or physical ailments to medical staff.
2) Provide nursing, psychiatric and personal care to mentally ill, emotionally disturbed patients.
3) Observe and influence patients' behavior, communicating and interacting with them and teaching, counseling and befriending them.
4) Take and record measures of patients' physical condition, using devices such as thermometers and blood pressure gauges.
5) Encourage patients to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, and other therapeutic activities that enhance interpersonal skills and develop social relationships.
6) Collaborate with and assist doctors, psychologists, and rehabilitation therapists working with mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or developmentally disabled patients in order to treat, rehabilitate, and return patients to the community.
7) Develop and teach strategies to promote client wellness and independence.
8) Administer oral medications, following physician's prescriptions and hospital procedures.
9) Issue medications from dispensary and maintain records in accordance with specified procedures.
10) Interview new patients to complete admission forms, to assess their mental health status and to obtain their mental health and treatment history.
11) Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures.
Benefits
At Maxim Healthcare Services, we firmly believe that our caregivers are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer them the following benefits:
• Competitive Pay & weekly paychecks
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) savings plan
• Continuous professional and clinical training
• Awards and recognition programs
*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.
Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. is a leading provider of home healthcare, healthcare staffing, behavioral care, and population health and wellness services across the United States. We are committed to improving patient care and staffing world-class professionals. As a recognized provider of a comprehensive suite of healthcare services, we have been making a difference in the lives of our employees, caregivers and patients for nearly 30 years.
Maxim Healthcare Services makes all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, discharge, retirement, compensation, benefits, transfer, corrective action, or any other decisions affecting the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, without regard to race, gender, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or other protected characteristics in accordance with all applicable laws, directives, and regulations of federal, state, and local government entities. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities, “disabled Veterans”, or Veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply. Maxim values the service Veterans have given to our country and we strongly support the hiring of returning Service Members.