STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: RESIDENT INTERN
Class Code: 7670-12
Date Established: 01-01-80
Occupational Code: 3-2-3
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To perform preliminary examinations,
diagnosis and treatment of residents assigned to a state institution.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Provides preliminary
psychological or dental examinations of residents to determine mental and
physical health status.
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Prepares reports
relating to diagnosis and treatment of residents.
·
Discusses resident
progress and treatment programs with medical and professional staff to advise
on resident status.
·
Performs direct
resident care, including psychological counseling and dental treatment to
improve resident health.
·
Reads technical
literature and participates in a variety of research activities associated with
resident care problems and treatment.
·
Assists in
administering and scoring educational, intelligence and psychological tests as
necessary.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in applying instructions
to accomplish different job functions OR in operating machines for a variety of
different purposes.
Knowledge: Requires knowledge of business
practices and procedures or technical training in a craft or trade, including
working from detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of
practical situations.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy of support
activities within one or more organizational units. Errors at this level affect the work of others or have
measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and correction in
order to complete succeeding work operations.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires explaining facts, interpreting
situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of
action. This level also requires
interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Completion of the third year in an
accredited medical or dental school.
Experience: No experience required.
License/Certification: None required.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the principles and
practices of preventive health care.
Ability to work under direction with partial responsibility for a health
care program in a state institution.
Ability to create and maintain harmonious relationships with residents,
employees and residents' relatives.
Ability to work with residents who are emotionally unstable or
developmentally disabled. Must be
willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and
responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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