What are the responsibilities and job description for the Detox/Residential Specialist - Multiple Shifts Available position at EagleCrest?
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Shifts Available:
- Morning: 6am - 4:30pm
- Swing: 2pm - 12:30am
- Night: 10pm - 8:30am
POSITION SUMMARY
Detox Specialists (DS) and Residential Specialists (RS) are responsible for the shift-by-shift supervision of the client milieu and attending to client's essential needs while on detoxification and/or residential protocols. DS' and RS' are the core of our company with unparalleled access to clients requiring the greatest representation of our professionalism, values, and culture. The DS' and RS' works under direction of the Medical Director and Executive Director to oversee medical elements of the program, direct patient care, and implement treatment programming under philosophy of the company.
Essential Functions:
- Conducting admissions of clients including medical orientation, assessments, urine screen, medication management, protocols and recurring assessments, secure search/storage of personal property.
- Maintains compliance with HIPAA regulations, ADA, DHCS, and Joint Commission policies and procedures.
- Communicating with physician, entering physician orders, and following physician orders in overseeing client medication management.
- Proficient documentation in KIPU Systems client management software.
- Documenting client daily progress.
- Facility walk-throughs and maintaining control of care environment establishing a consistent presence and awareness of client behavior.
- Enforcing policies and procedures
- Maintaining cleanliness of medication office.
- Observing universal precautions and environment of care protocols and procedures
- Close observation and monitoring of clients symptoms, medication adverse reactions, and health status
- Collaborates with Executive Director to schedule offsite testing and ancillary medical appointments
- Monitors medical care for all clients and provides guidance to other DS and RS Staff as needed and through daily interactions.
- Attends and/or facilitates staff in-service and other meetings when appropriate.
- Ensures proper documentation in regards to vitals, CIWA/COWs, fluid/ food intake, detox treatment planning, daily medical progress notes and medication compliance.
- Communicating thoroughly and accurately verbally and via shift notes to ensure continuity of high quality of care.
- Crisis Intervention.
- Conducting client discharge, returning client personal items, logging and following destruction of medication procedures,
- Ability to multi-task, delegate tasks, manage client care, maintain facility standards.
- Desire to assist those with chemical dependency in their recovery.
Education:
- Minimum High School Graduate or GED.
Computer Skills:
- Computer Literacy in doc, spreadsheet, and email.
Certificates & Licenses:
- Valid Driver’s License
- CPR/First AID
Other Requirements:
- Ability to pass a background check
- Ability to pass pre-employment and random drug screenings