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Family Preservation Technician

Bowen Health

#Case Management #BLS #Patient Care #First Aid #Social Services #Clinical Documentation #CPI #Protective Factors #Family Preservation

Quick overview

The technician supports families with open DCS cases by teaching skills to maintain a safe home environment and advocating for their needs. Responsibilities include documenting progress, linking families to community resources, and transporting clients to appointments.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and be at least 21 years old with a valid driver's license. Preferred experience includes two years of caseload services for children and families, with required certifications in CPI, BLS, and First Aid obtained after hire.

high schoolprofessional certificateCase ManagementPatient AdvocacyCrisis InterventionFamily SupportClinical DocumentationPatient TransportBudgeting AssistanceCommunity Resource LinkingParenting Skills TrainingProtective Factors Assessment

Job description

The Family Preservation Technician aids and supports families who have an open Informal Adjustment or In-Home CHINS case with Indiana Department of Child Services. The Technician assists families through advocating, teaching, demonstrating, monitoring, and role modeling new, appropriate skills to build and sustain a safe home environment. The Technician may be responsible for transporting patients to and from appointments and community resources. Services will primarily be performed in patients’ homes.

Duties/Responsibilities

Below are the primary duties and essential functions of an employee in this position. While not all tasks may be performed by every employee in this role, all employees are expected to perform related tasks as needed. These essential functions must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
Document patient progress notes.
Review and update patient information and chart documentation.
Complete protective factors assessment.
Assist families in maintaining safety in the home. Advocate, teach, demonstrate, monitor, and model focus area skills. Focus areas may include cleanliness of home, maintaining appropriate supervision, building parenting skills, maintaining a budget and household utilities, and other needs.
Regularly communicate with Bowen DCS Manager and DCS Family Case Manager (FCM) regarding progress and safety concerns.
Assist families in building/increasing natural support systems and protective factors.
Assist families in learning and developing new skills to improve functioning, safety, and independence.
Ensure patients are linked with appropriate community
Ensure patients are linked with needed healthcare providers.
Ensure patients are addressing the goals that are important to them and/or their referral source.
Ensure families are making progress, and progress is appropriate documented so cases can be closed/discharged in an appropriate amount of time.
Participate in DCS child and family team meetings.
Transport clients as needed and appropriate to their care.
Complete all clinical documentation by time frames identified in policy.
Other duties as assigned.

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Family Preservation Technician

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