Client Care

Job/Position Descriptions

Direct Care- Men's Residential

Supervised by:   Program Manager

Location: Dakoske Hall

Supervises:  none

Status:  non-exempt

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Maintains the therapeutic atmosphere by upholding policies and procedures to assure order, safety, and day to day routines appropriate to adult clients with substance abuse disorders or co-occurring disorders. They ensure continuity for the efforts of the treatment staff between the daytime and evening hours, and between the weekday and weekend hours. This person coordinates various aspects of the clients’ treatment needs including orientation and assisting with admissions and discharges. This person may work with nursing or other 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 have thorough orientation to treatment milieu schedule, rules, guidelines, confidentiality, and releases of information, etc. and adherence to program procedures/policies.
  
• Assist in house meetings, educational groups, and solution solving when requested.
• Assist with client needs; clothing, medical, other needs- communicating needs with management and nurses.
• Clean and sanitize.
• Write client progress notes when required; communicate any program/client needs with Manager and other staff.
  
• Role model of good therapeutic boundaries and ethical behavior to clients
• Conduct regular program rounds to ensure the whereabouts of clients and/or to monitor the safety of agency programs.
• Assist in agency compliance and development by keeping current with online agency trainings.
• Enforce all facility rules.
  

QUALIFACTIONS:

• High school diploma required.
  
• CPR/First Aid (will train upon hire)
  
  
  

REQUIRED TRAININGS/CERTIFICATIONS: (training offered upon hire)

• CPR/First Aid
  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:  

Lift up to 50 lbs. unassisted and ability to traverse stairs.

SKILLS 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 promote safety and stability.
• Awareness of how to maintain appropriate boundaries in the therapeutic relationship.
• Ability to build rapport with clients and communicate a supportive, non-judgmental attitude.

BENEFITS:

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with 5% match, Vacation Time, and Sick Time

SALARY:

$17.44 per hour in with additional shift differentials options

Salary : $17