SENIOR RESIDENCE COUNSELOR at Lakeside House, Inc.
Hours – Full Time, Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm, 40 per week
Pay: From $41,600.00 per year with signing bonus

Minimum Qualifications:
Associates Degree & 2 years’ experience working with individuals with psychiatric disabilities. Knowledge and experience working with psychiatric medications required. Supervisory experience a plus.

General Responsibilities:
• Assumes the overall responsibilities of the Residence Manager when the Residence Manager is absent, in coordination with the Executive Director.
• Coordinates all medical, psychiatric and dental case management services and their accurate documentation in conjunction with residents when possible.
• Develops resident service plans, service plan reviews and individual program plans and functional assessments as assigned.
• Counsels residents in areas of crisis, personal need, and concern.
• Transports residents, as needed.

Specific Responsibilities: Performed on a regular scheduled basis:
A. Overall supervision of the daily appointment calendar:
• Responsible for oversight of all resident appointments including behavioral health care, physical health care and any other needs.
• Supervises transportation to and from appointments utilizing LSH staff, public transportation or Medicaid transportation as appropriate.
• Maintains contact with all service providers to ensure continuity of care.
• Ensures physician correspondence forms are completed by appropriate staff and sent to appointments in coordination with the Residence Manager. Reviews physician correspondence forms upon return to implement physician/clinician recommendations.
• Schedules and coordinates annual physicals and dental appointments for each resident.
• Supervises residence counselors in updating the appointment log on a daily basis to ensure appropriate documentation of all appointments.

B. Medication Management Oversight
• Responsible for oversight of ordering, storing and documenting all medications and prescriptions. Trains residence counselors in these duties as needed and provides oversight in completion of these duties.
• Disposes of medications no longer in use on a monthly basis.
• Prepares monthly medication dispensing sheets for each resident and amends as needed. Reviews the medication sheets each day to identify dispensing or documenting errors.
• Provides updates on medication changes and reviews errors regarding the medication management program at weekly staff meetings.
• In coordination with the Residence Manager and Executive Director, provides staff training related to the medication management program.

C. Resident Care Coordination
• Coordinates and provides Daily Living Skills training for residents upon admission to ensure understanding of expectations related to DLS, daily chores as assigned, and the use of laundry facilities.
• In coordination with the Residence Manager, develops and implements a monthly schedule of groups and activities.
• Conducts medication management training group with residents once monthly.

D. Other
• Participates in Incident Review Committee meetings.
• Completes other duties as assigned
• Coordinates the inventory of infection control supplies, and coordinates staff and resident in-service training annually.

Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

COVID-19 considerations:
All employees are required to be vaccinated.