Job Specification
HUMAN SERVICES TECHNICIAN
DEFINITION
Under direction of a supervisor in a health care facility,
performs nonprofessional nursing care and assumes responsibility
as a member of a treatment team; works with residents, their
families, and community agencies; provides guidance and
instruction to other staff personnel; works with the aged, the
disabled, and the chronically ill to assist in their social and
emotional rehabilitation and to optimize their remaining physical
and mental competency; does other related duties as required.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative
purposes only. A particular position using this title may not
perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely,
all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK
Contributes as a member of the team in determination of short
range and long range residents' goals, and participates and
involves the resident in goal planning sessions.
Helps residents establish goals for social activities, family
interventions, and peer relationships.
May assist in establishing resident recreation, social, and
occupational programs and ensures that nonprofessional
assistants and others are following resident's treatment plan.
Works closely with families and provides feeling of concern,
trust, and confidence to residents and families.
Interprets hospital rules and regulations to coworkers,
residents, members of patients' families, and visitors.
Carries out proper methods of administering care while
interacting with resident to include such things as observing
and/or reporting changes in appearance, behavior, and condition.
May assist in planning and implementation of basic therapy
techniques such as counseling, socializing, behavior
modification, and remotivation activities under the supervision
of a professional team member.
Carries out appropriate elements to the prescribed programs
independently.
Participates in structured group meetings of a therapeutic or
problem solving nature including community meetings and
task oriented group meetings to encourage client independence.
Serves as cotherapist in group therapy programs for residents.
May assist in planning and participates in a continuous resident
education program with emphasis on self help and social
development within the resident's individual ability.
Teaches housekeeping skills to residents and performs basic
housekeeping duties to ensure cleanliness of the residents'
living quarters.
Collects and bags soiled linen and sorts clean linen.
Bathes, dresses, combs hair, trim nails, shaves, and provides
whatever other assistance is required by residents to ensure
adequate standards of personal hygiene.
May assist in orientation of paraprofessional personnel.
Receives inservice educational training and clinical
experience to become more proficient in job related skills.
Provides medical supplies and equipment for assigned wards,
rooms, and buildings as directed.
Attends continuing inservice educational programs offered by
the department as well as interdisciplinary programs appropriate
to the level of work.
Makes regular tours of the unit to check fire equipment and
other safety factors, recognizes actual and potential safety
hazards, and takes corrective action and/or reports condition
to the person in charge.
Participates in fire and disaster drills, takes appropriate
action in fire and disaster situations, and assists in training
of residents and staff in principles of fire safety and disaster
measures.
Renders basic first aid and emergency care to residents
using principles as taught.
Makes rounds of cottages or ward area for the purpose
of checking residents.
Supervises residents during meals, assists them to eat as
required, encourages socialization during meal time, and
intervenes when behavior becomes inappropriate.
May assist in the coordination and planning of household
activities such as cooking, cleaning, and shopping and
its implementation.
May assist in the coordination and planning of dressing
and grooming needs of residents.
May be required to transport and/or escort residents to
locations within or outside the facility as assigned and
remains with them when indicated.
May assist residents to become familiar with community
services and resources (transportation, library, adult
school, and so forth).
Helps residents plan activities and appointments (doctor,
dentist, clinics, and so forth).
May assist in search for missing residents, participates
in search as required, and prepares appropriate reports
related to the circumstances.
May assist in individual cottage/ward programming.
Lifts and/or moves residents as required.
Takes vital signs such as temperature, pulse, respiration,
and blood pressure.
Prepares resident for special tests.
Compiles and maintain essential records and files.
Performs related direct care work.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
and/or manual recording and information systems used by
the agency, office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS
EXPERIENCE
One (1) year of experience in the nonprofessional nursing
care of children and/or adults in an institution, nursing home,
or hospital.
LICENSE
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid
in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than
employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties
of the position.
In the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, appointees
may be required to possess a valid New Jersey Nurse's Aide
Certification issued by the New Jersey Department of Health
and Senior Services within four (4) months of the date of initial
appointment if the position is in a long term nursing care
facility.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of specific problems encountered in the nonprofessional
care of persons confined to nursing homes, hospitals, and other
institutions that are for the ill and mentally deficient.
Knowledge of physical, mental, and emotional needs of mentally
deficient and geriatric residents and of procedures and methods
to provide for their needs.
Knowledge of first aid and emergency care.
Knowledge of housekeeping, fire and safety, and sanitation
problems likely to be encountered and the methods and
equipment needed for solution.
Knowledge of principles of body mechanics.
Ability to perform nonprofessional nursing care, physiotherapy,
and other special care prescribed for residents.
Ability to assist professional staff in recreation, social, and
occupational therapy programs as related to the individual
treatment plan.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, rules, and
regulations and express them to coworkers, residents,
and visitors.
Ability to bathe, dress, and assist residents within the
standards of personal hygiene.
Ability to organize assigned work, analyze problems,
and develop appropriate work methods.
Ability to recognize changes in appearance, behavior,
and condition of resident and report to supervisor.
Ability to prepare written factual reports.
Ability to work effectively with associates, superiors,
and residents.
Ability to work with a minimum of supervision in a
cottage-type setting.
Ability to work with and offer guidance and support to
residents in a cottage.
Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual
recording and information systems used by the agency,
office, or related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate
in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered
as acceptable forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without
reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be
made because it would cause the employer undue hardship,
such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 04116 | | S | C | 40 | 11 | N/A | H12 | - |
This job specification is for state government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
8/04/1997 |
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