Why join a team of "lifesavers"at The Center for Addiction Treatment?
Full time - 2nd shift 3pm to 11 : 30pm with shift differential
Vision
Recovery for all who seek it.
Mission
Saving lives and rebuilding families and communities by providing addiction health services.
Purpose
CAT offers help and hope for a different life by providing accessible care and tools for lifelong sobriety and recovery to patients struggling with addiction to alcohol, drugs or gambling. CAT does this with the goal of saving lives and rebuilding families.
Benefits
- Bi-weekly pay - $15.00 / hour
- Staying healthy : Medical, Dental and Vision - Starts the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment.
- Protecting your income : Life Insurance, Accidental death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, HRA, Critical Illness, and generous Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual
- Preparing for your future : 401k Company match and Roth
- Company paid : Life insurance $15k and Long-Term Disability
Position
Orient new patients to unit / programs.Provide overnight security.Monitor and facilitate patient activities and adherence to rules and regulations of the agency.Assure delivery of special diet orders to kitchen.Coordinate external patient discharges with nursing and counseling staff.Coordinate patient referrals assuring that patient has all the necessary paperwork and arranges for transportation to referrals.Complete unit filing and telephone back-up as other duties allow.Assist with washing all unit patient blankets and clothing of medically ill patients.Maintain cleanliness of units.Third shift : Off every other weekend and off every other Monday and Friday.
Duties and responsibilities
Patient CarePromote safety above all care
Monitor and facilitate patient activities and adherence to rules and regulations of the agency, by conducting regular resident rounds.Perform random Urine Drug Screens, Pregnancy Tests and Breathalyzers.Perform duties to ensure a successful discharge under the coordination of the medical / clinical team.Provide random and or routine resident searches according to procedureAdministrationComplete admission procedures / documents as assigned.
Complete unity filing and telephone back-up as other duties allow.Demonstrates responsibility / caution when using access points to residential and administrative areas.HousekeepingAssist with washing reusable unit linen and clothing of Withdrawal Management.
Maintain cleanliness of Withdrawal Management areas thoroughly, and total unit in general, by completing spot cleaning during the day shifts and thoroughcleaning on night shifts.
Competencies
Reporting- Reports unusual incidentsthrough variance reporting to agency management.
Infection Control- Maintains infectioncontrol standards by practicing universal precautions.
HIPAA- Knowledge and ability to apply HIPAA laws and Federal RegulationsPatient Rights- Adheres to all patient rights standards.Professional- Exhibits professional behaviors such as maintaining the CAT Code of Ethics, working cooperatively with others following CAT personnel polices etc.Communication- Communicates well, delivers presentations, has good listening skills.Conflict Management- Good listener, committed to finding solutions to problems, works well with difficult people. Customer Service- Works well with customers, promotes a positive image of the company, strives to solve issues raised by customers.Ethics- Honest, accountable, maintain confidentiality.Initiative- Acts, seeks new opportunities, strives to see projects to completion.Problem Solving- Strives to understand contributing factors, works to resolve complex situations.Product Expertise- Knowledgeable about CAT programs, services, history, and impact in the community.Quality- Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve product / services.Teamwork- Accountable to team, works to meet established deliverables, appreciates view of team members, respectful. Ability to work well with individuals of diverse ages,cultures, races, religions, socioeconomic backgrounds, disabilities, gender and sexual orientation.
Physical requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time or may need to move about for extended periods of time.Position may require employee to have full range of motion and lift up to 30 lbs.Position may require individuals to communicate, converse and exchange information with others. May require individual to communication via email, phone or in person.Nothing in this job description restricts CAT rights to reassign or assign duties and responsibilities and does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.Qualifications
High school diplomaExperience providing customer to the public required.Previous experience in residential or health care setting providing patient monitoring preferred.