Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)

About the role

Join Addiction Recovery Care, LLC (ARC), a leading healthcare system in Kentucky, selected as one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Kentucky by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. ARC is dedicated to serving individuals in recovery and improving their lives through various programs.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a valid driver’s license
• Monitors persons served/clients
• Completes nursing encounter visits
• Handles medication management
• Ensures universal precautions of the center
• Checks vital signs and records in the persons served/clients’ chart daily
• Observes and assesses persons served/clients for clinical signs and symptoms and follows prescribed courses of treatment
• Affixes to client scheduling, appointments, and telehealth as directed by center nurse
• Assists with completing withdrawal scales after training and direction of center nurse
• Participates in staff and state regulatory training as required
• Adheres to program policies and procedures while maintaining a professional code of ethics
• Protects the privacy of all persons served/clients information in accordance with Addiction Recovery Care, LLC/Odyssey, Inc.’s privacy policy, procedures, and practices as required by federal and state law, in accordance with general principles of professionalism as a healthcare provider

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid Kentucky CNA Certification
• Substance abuse experience preferred
• Experience delivering Health Education classes

Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding of recovery principles and recovery-driven service system
• Knowledge of community health resources that support life improvement in physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health, economic security, employment, positive social and family interdependence, and positive cultural identity
• Knowledge of the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual impact of alcohol and other drugs on the individual and family
• Knowledge of airborne and bloodborne pathogens (TB, HIV, AIDS, HB) and risk reduction methodologies and the uses of universal precautions
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and Municipal laws and/or regulations that regulate the treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction
• Flexibility to adapt to schedule changes
• Ability to pay attention to detail and be organized
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle crisis situations in a calm and supportive manner
• Ability to exhibit professional and courteous behavior, consistent with the ARC mission statement, when interacting with persons of varying backgrounds and education levels to create a safe and healthy relationship with clients served

Skills

• Knowledge of recovery principles and recovery-driven service system
• Knowledge of community health resources that support life improvement in physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health, economic security, employment, positive social and family interdependence, and positive cultural identity
• Knowledge of the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual impact of alcohol and other drugs on the individual and family
• Knowledge of airborne and bloodborne pathogens (TB, HIV, AIDS, HB) and risk reduction methodologies and the uses of universal precautions
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and Municipal laws and/or regulations that regulate the treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction
• Flexibility to adapt to schedule changes
• Ability to pay attention to detail and be organized
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle crisis situations in a calm and supportive manner
• Ability to exhibit professional and courteous behavior, consistent with the ARC mission statement, when interacting with persons of varying backgrounds and education levels to create a safe and healthy relationship with clients served

Benefits

• Very attractive benefits packages for employees and their families including health, dental, vision, life insurance, a wide array of ancillary insurance products for life’s needs, 401(k) plan with company matching
• Generous paid vacation, sick, holiday, and maternity/paternity leave policies

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.

Additional Information

ARC is an equal opportunity employer. For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.