CLINICAL SUPPORT - POLK CITY, FL

Why Join Us?

Consider joining our team, where your impact can be truly meaningful. Our organization focuses on delivering high quality clinical services as a recognized leader in evidence-based treatment proven to get results. By joining our team, you'll have the chance to provide essential services to underserved populations, all while working for an organization that values you and aims to be an employer of choice. You can expect to be part of a vibrant culture that emphasizes teamwork and professional growth. When you join us, you'll discover personal and professional fulfillment by aligning your career with your values.

Perks of Working in Correctional Healthcare

• Makes a positive impact on a marginalized population
• Exposure to diverse patient demographics
• Focus on driving change, tracking progress, and improving care
• Development of skills in a unique healthcare setting

The Clinical Support Technician

• Supervises clients’ therapeutic and recreational activities
• Makes rounds, takes census counts, and intervenes to control or channel inappropriate behaviors
• Reports client observations, incidents, unusual occurrences, missing residents, or physical symptoms to appropriate personnel and records improvement / progress
• Upon successful completion of the required internal training, provides didactic sessions according to designated curricula within the program
• Guides and assists clients in complying with Center rules and regulations
• Initiates evening meeting or morning wake up routines according to established schedules
• Notifies appropriate personnel of residents failing to comply with Center policies and rules
• Maintains and updates client records, including recording clinical hours, therapeutic treatments, activity or group participation, job readiness progress, and so forth; in accordance with all local, state and federal contractual requirements
• Serves as a member of the treatment team providing input to treatment plans, discipline protocols, conflict intervention processes or privileges
• Affords input to treatment plans, discipline protocols, conflict intervention processes or privileges
• Assists team in maintaining consistent setting for treatment, and planning and coordinating client interaction events
• Performs variety of related office and technical duties as necessary such as answering telephones, relaying messages, responding to inquiries regarding program services and policies, filing, photocopying and faxing documents, planning special events, assembling intake packets, participating in client activities to promote socialization, overseeing client telephone calls, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm or if placed as Residential staff 7:15 am - 4:15 pm with 1-hour lunches.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalency with two (2) years of prior experience in the substance abuse field
• An Associate's degree, or Bachelor's degree in any unrelated area of study from an accredited academic institution and one (1) year of experience in the counseling or chemical addictions field
• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in any of the social sciences

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk or move about facilities for up to two hours at a time, to monitor and interact with clients
• Ability to speak with others in order to exchange information and provide support
• Ability to proofread and check documents and files for accuracy on a regular basis
• Ability to respond to telephones and pages, and to hear and detect alarms and unusual noises