Employment Type:

Shift:

Description:

Casual Pool

RESPONSIBILITIES/REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma or Equivalency
• Valid Driver license - ability to drive organizational vehicle
• Act 33/34/73 clearances
• Pre-employment screening

SCHEDULE:

This floater position is an overnight schedule, and colleagues in this position will work at one of our three personal care home every Friday into Saturday and Saturday into Sunday from 12:00 AM to 8:00 AM, and 1 additional overnight shift each week of their choosing (based on program availability). The days and times you work will remain the same, but your work location can change between the three homes. You will always know where you are reporting in advance!

ABOUT YOU

Your daily tasks will vary based on shift and program needs- however in any given day, you might cook, clean, bathe, manage medications, take residents to appointments, interact with family members or providers, and design games and crafts. We specialize in meeting our residents where they are at. No lifting or transferring of residents is required, but some sites require direct care and bathing. We’re looking for employees who are professional, flexible, compassionate, and can remain composed in stressful situations.

Your dependability, integrity, empathy for others (both persons served and your fellow employees), and dedication to teamwork are essential to this position.

We believe in a strengths-based approach and use positive practices to help guide all of our activities. We’re looking for employees who are upbeat, professional, flexible, compassionate, and can remain composed in stressful situations. If this sounds like you, please apply today!

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re currently looking for a part time Direct Service Professional (FLOATER) to provide support and to the individuals with Serious Mental Illness and/or Substance Use Disorders living in our comprehensive mental health personal care homes. The DSP (Part Time Floater) would work among the three programs in our pod. These are located in Wilkinsburg, West Mifflin, and Munhall. A nice benefit of this position is the ability to work with many different colleagues and to support individuals of varying abilities. While you will be scheduled among these programs according to need, you will always work the same days and the same shifts, giving you consistency that you can plan around.

You’ll work with all of the individuals living in our homes and be involved with the planning of services/activities for the daily success of the home. We believe in a strengths-based approach and use positive practices to help guide all of our activities. You might cook, clean, bathe, manage medications, take residents to appointments, interact with family members, and support residents with coping skills.

ABOUT PITTSBURGH MERCY

We’re a community-based health and human services organization using person-centered care to treat our area’s most vulnerable populations. We work with families in settings that are safe and familiar to them, and view them as equal partners when planning, developing, and monitoring care.

Our mission is to be a compassionate, transforming presence within our communities. We reach out to offer help – and hope – to people who are experiencing:

• Mental illness and substance abuse
• Physical health needs
• Intellectual disabilities
• Traumatic events or circumstances, including homelessness + abuse

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.