SOS / MT Monitor

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Ensures safety of all clients in the facility
• Maintains client confidentiality, privacy and demonstrate ethical behavior at all times.
• Adheres to all policies and procedures
• Provides information to potential clients and referral sources / database inputs.
• Conducts initial screenings and may be required to maintain waiting lists.
• Initiates file on each new client upon admission. Keep file documentation up to date, including progress notes, census forms, discharge sheets, staff notes and other documentation as necessary.
• Monitor and document client vital signs.
• Monitors the general health of clients, including distressed withdrawal, and refer to outside services when necessary.
• Takes appropriate action in crisis situations (violence or threats of violence; suicide and threats of suicide; natural disasters; and health crisis situations when EMS or 911 is necessary).
• Performs safety checks on all beds every hour.
• Participates in all scheduled trainings and meetings.
• Completes all required shift documentation.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements :

Qualifications : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This position requires high school diploma or equivalent. Knowledge of women’s issues in recovery is helpful. If in recovery, a minimum of 1 year continuous abstinence from drugs / alcohol as well as working an active recovery program is required. Submit to and pass a criminal record check and a drug screening test.

Required Job Skills :

Additional Responsibilities :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable the individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions or may be off-site from normal office location.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.

Environmental Data and Job Hazards :

Required Job Performance :