Recovery Support Staff Overnight (53692)

Description

SUMMARY

Under the Program Director, responsible for the safety and security of the clients and the facility and during the overnight shift. Monitors client whereabouts to ensure client safety and manages any emergency incidents as they arise.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

• Makes hourly tours of the facility, recording all pertinent activity.
• Manages after hours incidents and emergencies, as required, notifying the appropriate staff.
• Coordinates and facilitates all scheduled night time activities (i.e. fire drill, evacuation, etc.)
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and trainings, as needed and prescribed by regulatory mandates.
• Completes room-to-room headcounts three times each night.
• Conducts routine facility checks to ensure facility safety and security.
• Oversees patient medication self-administration and medication counts on shift change
• Maintains accurate documentation in staff log, incident reports, facility forms, and/or other reports in a timely manner in accordance with policies, procedures and regulations.
• Participates and facilitates the occurrence of shift change. Ensures that all occurrences/incidents are documented appropriately, facility and cabinets are secure, supplies are stocked for next shift, and that all keys and other property are accounted.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings as needed. Provides essential information to counseling staff on patient utilization of concepts, work on treatment plan goals, skill development, etc.
  
  

COMPETENCIES (KSAs)

• Ethical Practices
• Judgment
• Rapport Building
• Emotional Intelligence
• Empathy
• Professional Boundaries
• Global and Cultural Awareness
• Critical Evaluation
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Crisis Management
• Technical Capacity
  
  

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION

• High School diploma or equivalent required
  
  

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor Trainee (CASAC-T) in good standing
  

Required Experience

• Minimum two years experience working in a substance use disorder treatment setting, including working with patients with co-occurring disorders
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This job operates in an indoor office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones and photocopiers.
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

• Regularly required to sit, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch and lift and/or move up to 20 pounds