High school diploma or GED.
Must satisfactorily compete Program Instructor and Crisis Prevention Intervention training course within six months of employment.
Must pass the prescribed pre-employment physical, abuse registry review, and criminal background check.
Experience in the custodial care of patients preferred.
Other Requirements: Must be authorized to work in the United States. Dubuque County does not sponsor work visas or provide immigration sponsorship.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
General knowledge of:
MH/MR care and nursing practices and procedures.
Theory and practice of quality patient care.
Basic knowledge of:
Common physical and mental illnesses, their symptoms and appropriate medical care.
Human anatomy as related to treatments and therapies.
First aid methods.
Ability to:
Observe, recognize and respond to behavioral problems and take appropriate action.
Follow oral and written instructions of a technical nature.
Deal with clients empathetically and respectfully.
Prepare, maintain, and understand nursing records and reports.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with residents, families, other employees, officials and the general public.
Physical, Mental, and Environmental Requirements:
Vision abilities required by this job including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Effective verbal speaking and hearing abilities are needed to handle communications with staff, residents, and others.
Requires pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 25 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally with assistance.
Requires standing most of the time to perform work responsibilities with regular walking between locations.
Requires ability to walk steps, reaching, squatting, stooping, bending, and sitting, pushing, pulling, twisting, gripping and apply physical intervention holds.
Some exposure to slippery surfaces when floors are wet.
Exposure to chemicals from cleaning compounds and exposure to bodily fluids require the use of personal protective equipment to safe guard against potential biological and chemical hazards.
Work is primarily indoors.
Occasional exposure to outside weather conditions and some outdoor work.
