Patient Care Technician PRN

Why join a team of "lifesavers"at The Center for Addiction Treatment?

1st shift,7am-3:30pm

2nd shift, 3pm-11:30pm, 3rd shift, 11pm-7:30am with shift differential

Vision

Recovery for all who seek it.

Mission

Saving lives and rebuilding families and communities by providing addiction health services.

Purpose

CAT offers help and hope for a different life by providing accessible care and tools for lifelong sobriety and recovery to patients struggling with addiction to alcohol, drugs or gambling. CAT does this with the goal of saving lives and rebuilding families.

Job title

Patient Care Tech

Reports to

PCT Supervisor

Position is not eligible to work from home with the exception of

virtual team meeting and training

Job

purpose

Provides a safe, therapeutic environment for patients,

through consistent assessment of residential areas, and appropriate reporting

of unfavorable incidents. Assist nurses

with daily residential requirements. Carry out the directives of the Patient Care Tech Supervisor during

non-business hours.

Duties

and responsibilities

Patient Care

• Promote

safety above all care

• Monitor and facilitate patient activities and

adherence to rules and regulations of the agency, by conducting regular

resident rounds.

• Perform random Urine Drug Screens, Pregnancy

Tests and Breathalyzers.

• Perform duties to ensure a successful discharge

under the coordination of the medical/clinical team.

• Provide random and or routine resident searches

according to procedure

Administration

• Complete admission procedures/documents as

assigned.

• Complete unity filing and telephone back-up as

other duties allow.

• Demonstrates responsibility/caution when using

access points to residential and administrative areas

Housekeeping

• Assist with washing reusable unit linen and

clothing of Withdrawal Management.

• Maintain

cleanliness of Withdrawal Management areas thoroughly, and total unit in

general, by completing spot cleaning during the day shifts and thorough

cleaning on night shifts.

Other

• Enhance professional growth and development

through in-service training and workshops as required by the Staff Development

Plan, and Supervisor

• Job duties may be increased, decreased, or be

combined as the needs of the agency dictate.

Qualifications

High

school diploma or equivalent and previous experience in residential or health

care setting providing patient monitoring preferred. Experience providing

customer service to the public a must.

Competencies

• Reporting- Reports unusual incidents
  
  through variance reporting to agency management.
• Infection Control- Maintains infection
  
  control standards by practicing universal precautions.
• HIPAA- Knowledge and ability to apply
  
  HIPAA laws and Federal Regulations protecting patient privacy and rights.
• Patient Rights- Adheres to all patient
  
  rights standards as well as serves as a resource to patients regarding
  
  those rights.
• Professional- Exhibits professional
  
  behaviors such as maintaining the CAT Code of Ethics, working
  
  cooperatively with others following CAT personnel polices etc.
• Adaptability- Adapts to change, open to
  
  new ideas and responsibilities.
• Communication- Communicates well,
  
  delivers presentations, has good listening skills.
• Conflict Management- Good listener,
  
  committed to finding solution to problems, works well with difficult
  
  people.
• Customer Service- Works well with
  
  customers, promotes a positive image of the company, strives to solve
  
  issues raised by customers.
• Decision Making- Able to reach
  
  decisions, takes thoughtful approach when considering options, seeks input
  
  from others, makes difficult decisions.
• Dependability- Meets deadlines, works
  
  independently, accountable, maintains focus, punctual, good attendance
  
  record.
• Ethics- Honest, accountable, maintains
  
  confidentiality.
• Initiative- Takes action, seeks new
  
  opportunities, strives to see projects to completion.
• Innovation- Creative, offers new ideas,
  
  risk taker, amenable to change.
• Interpersonal Skills- Builds strong
  
  relationships, is flexible/adaptable, works well with others, solicits
  
  feedback.
• Job Knowledge- Understands facets of
  
  job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keeps job knowledge current.
• Organizational Skills- Information
  
  organized and accessible, maintains efficient work space, manages time
  
  well.
• Problem Solving- Strives to understands
  
  contributing factors, works to resolve complex situations.
• Product Expertise- Knowledgeable about
  
  CAT programs, services, history, and impact in the community.
• Productivity- Manages workload, works
  
  efficiently, meets goals and objectives for productivity.
• Quality- Strives to eliminate errors,
  
  accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve
  
  product/services.
• Self- Development- Looks for
  
  opportunities to increase knowledge, works to increase responsibility,
  
  strives to achieve personal goals.
• Strategic Thought- Works to establish
  
  and articulate vision, shows creativity when defining solutions.
• Teamwork- Accountable to team, works to
  
  meet established deliverables, appreciates view of team members,
  
  respectful. Ability to work well with individuals of diverse ages,
  
  cultures, races, religions, socioeconomic backgrounds, disabilities,
  
  gender and sexual orientation.

Physical

requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the

employee may need to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time

or may need to move about for extended periods of time;

• Position may require employee to have full range

of motion and lift up to 30 lbs;

• Position may require individual to communicate,

converse and exchange information with others;

• Position may require individual to perceive

communications via email, phone or in person;

• Nothing in this job description restricts CAT

rights to reassign or assign duties and responsibilities and does not proscribe

or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Direct

reports