Direct Care/Women's Residential
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QUALIFACTIONS:• High school diploma required• COVID-19 Vaccine• CPR/First Aid (will train upon hire)Job/Position Descriptions Recovery NavigatorSupervised by: Program Manager Location:Supervises: none Status: non-exemptGENERAL DESCRIPTION: Maintains the therapeutic atmosphere by upholding policies andprocedures to assure order, safety, and day to day routines appropriate to adult clients withsubstance abuse disorders or co-occurring disorders. They ensure continuity for the efforts of thetreatment staff between the daytime and evening hours, and between the weekday and weekendhours. This person coordinates various aspects of the clients' treatment needs includingorientation and assisting with admissions and discharges. This person may work with nursing orother clinical staff in administering medications, and charting.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:• Help with admitting, discharging, and de-escalating clients as necessary• Perform Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) and Urine Drug Screen for each new admission.• Assure that clients understand their rights and responsibilities and that they havethorough orientation to treatment milieu schedule, rules, guidelines, confidentiality, andreleases of information, etc. and adherence to program procedures/policies.• Assist nurses with medications as necessary.• Assist with ordering, inventory and stocking of necessary food, equipment, and supplies.• Assist in house meetings, educational groups, and solution solving when requested.• Assist with client needs; clothing, medical, other needs- communicating needs withmanagement and nurses.• Clean and sanitize.• Write client progress notes when required; communicate any program/client needs withManager and other staff.• Always maintain confidentiality of all clients• Role model of good therapeutic boundaries and ethical behavior to clients• Conduct regular program rounds to ensure the whereabouts of clients and/or to monitorthe safety of agency programs.• Assist in agency compliance and development by keeping current with online agencytrainings.• Enforce all facility rules.• Submit maintenance requests for repairs as necessary.QUALIFACTIONS:• High school diploma required• COVID-19 Vaccine• CPR/First Aid (will train upon hire)REQUIRED TRAININGS/CERTIFICATIONS:N/APHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Able to sit and/or stand for long periods of timeSKILLS NEEDED/EXPERIENCE:• Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skill• Must possess excellent decision making and critical thinking skills as member of team• Knowledge of recovery and various addiction treatment models helpful• Proficient computer and word processing skills• Strong crisis intervention skills to effectively deescalate and problem-solve to promotesafety and stability• Awareness of how to maintain appropriate boundaries in the therapeutic relationship• Ability to build rapport with clients and communicate a supportive, non-judgmentalattitudeThis job description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work that will berequired of this position. These duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentionedthat are of a similar level of difficulty. Your supervisor may assign, direct and modify duties asneeded. I understand that Addiction Treatment Services, Inc. is an at Will Employer and that thisjob description does not constitute a contract of employment.REQUIRED TRAININGS/CERTIFICATIONS:N/APHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Able to sit and/or stand for long periods of timeSKILLS NEEDED/EXPERIENCE:• Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skill• Must possess excellent decision making and critical thinking skills as member of team• Knowledge of recovery and various addiction treatment models helpful• Proficient computer and word processing skills• Strong crisis intervention skills to effectively deescalate and problem-solve to promotesafety and stability• Awareness of how to maintain appropriate boundaries in the therapeutic relationship• Ability to build rapport with clients and communicate a supportive, non-judgmentalattitudeThis job description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work that will berequired of this position. These duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned