Treatment Advocate 7a-7p FT

About the role

Be a part of a team whose mission is to provide quality, compassionate, and innovative care to adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders. Our purpose and passion are to empower patients, their families, and our communities by helping individuals achieve recovery and optimal wellness of the mind, body, and spirit.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient admissions, room transfers and discharges.
• Support patients’ daily activities/needs, provide patient observation, comfort and transfers within the facility and encourage patient recovery.
• Identify and communicate patient needs and address them directly or in conjunction with nursing and other facility clinical staff.
• Meet new patients in the admissions area; screen baggage in admission room; allow patient to remove items needed for five days; accurately record all patient belongings and valuables in the EMR on the Valuables List E-form; secure patient valuables such as cash, cell phones in accordance with hospital policy.
• Assist the staff with skin checks.
• Escort and/or orient patient to the unit and to the hospital; educate patients on rules and schedules of the unit; provide education as requested by licensed personnel.
• Perform a full range of patient safety duties including assisting licensed staff with full body evaluation, clothing and room searches, conducting face checks, dispensing/collecting razors, checking call lights and responding timely, assist in minimizing room clutter, patient monitoring during meals/group, physician rounds and on deck.
• Assist patients with room and floor transfers and discharges; orient patient to new unit upon arrival including introduction to on duty staff; assist discharged patient to the lobby; gather all personal belongings as recorded on the patient valuables list.
• Assist licensed staff with ADL activities: deliver meals to patients, turning, bathing, toileting and ambulating patients and providing fluids/nourishment between meals.
• Provide adjunct care for the patient as directed by nursing team; perform 1:1 monitoring.
• Adhere to professional standards, follow policies and procedures, and abide by federal, state, and local requirements, as well as Joint Commission standards.
• Complete Safety checks per company policy.
• Report observations from direct patient care to licensed nurse to assure continued safety of all patients; ensure patient compliance with fall risk objectives.
• Maintain unit stock levels of supplies.
• Treat patients and colleagues with dignity and respect; honor each person’s right to privacy/maintain strict patient and colleague confidentiality; respect all individual differences; support cultural diversity.
• Arrive to work on time and adhere to attendance policies.

Education Requirements

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• CNA or MA certified preferred.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and to handle multiple tasks safely and effectively.
• Good communication skills, including the ability to communicate sensitive information with empathy (“bedside manner”).
• Working knowledge of Google Office and EMR preferred.
• Substance Abuse experience/knowledge preferred.

All positions require a TST, MMR Titer, the ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening, and satisfactory criminal background records check.

Pay

In accordance with the Massachusetts Pay Transparency Act, the reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $18.00 – $22.00 per hour. Actual compensation within this range will depend on the candidate’s skills, experience, education, and relevant qualifications. Generally, placement within the upper portion of the range is reserved for candidates with several years of directly related experience or exceptional expertise.