Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Specialist

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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Specialist

Type:

Regular

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services  

RHA is recruiting for a Residential Treatment Specialist (RTS) for the Mary Benson House. Mary Benson House is a home-like setting that provides 24-hour housing and substance use disorder treatment for adult pregnant and/or parenting women and their children from birth to five years old. Our goal is to ensure that healthy babies are born while helping mothers move toward recovery and maintain a stable, sober, independent life with their children.

To support the goals of the mothers, the RTS provides direct care to individuals with substance use disorders in a residential setting, ensuring the safety and well-being of each resident. Our ideal RTS is caring, patient, and fair while supporting the therapeutic environment, providing individual and group support as appropriate. Duties include but are not limited to: transportation, documentation, childcare, light cleaning, urine sample collection for drug screens, and participation in weekly staff meeting.

Responsibilities include:
1. Providing direct care to residents as delegated by the house manager, program director, or supervisor.
2. Performing/assisting residents with activities of daily living consistently and according to policy and standards
3. Monitoring the self-administration of medication for residents.
4. Assisting residents and children with nutritional needs
5. Observing residents and effectively communicating significant changes or reactions to care to treatment team.
6. Consistently anticipating and meeting residents' needs.
7. Consistently following the plan of care designed to meet the emotional needs of the residents, including safety level checks as appropriate.
8. Communicating effectively, verbally and in writing, with residents, family, and co-workers.
9. Consistently demonstrating positive consumer relation behaviors and attitudes.
10. Assisting other staff members as the need arises.

Our ideal Residential Treatment Specialist has positive motivational coaching and training skills, patient listening and communication skills and excels at what they do because they truly care about the people they serve.
Additional requirements for the Residential Treatment Specialist include:

• High school diploma or GED and two years of experience in health care work at the level of health care assistant or an associate of arts in mental health; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Experience must be in the field of substance abuse and/or mental health.

• Certification in CPR and first aid (obtained upon hire through RHA)

• Valid NC driver's license.

• Excellent driving record.

***THIS IS A PRN POSITION.*** 

RHA is recruiting for a Residential Treatment Specialist (RTS) for the Mary Benson House. Mary Benson House is a home-like setting that provides 24-hour housing and substance use disorder treatment for adult pregnant and/or parenting women and their children from birth to five years old. Our goal is to ensure that healthy babies are born while helping mothers move toward recovery and maintain a stable, sober, independent life with their children. To support the goals of the mothers, the RTS provides direct care to individuals with substance use disorders in a residential setting, ensuring the safety and well-being of each resident. Our ideal RTS is caring, patient, and fair while supporting the therapeutic environment, providing individual and group support as appropriate. Duties include but are not limited to: transportation, documentation, childcare, light cleaning, urine sample collection for drug screens, and participation in weekly staff meeting. Responsibilities include:

• 1. Providing direct care to residents as delegated by the house manager, program director, or supervisor.
• 2. Performing/assisting residents with activities of daily living consistently and according to policy and standards
• 3. Monitoring the self-administration of medication for residents.
• 4. Assisting residents and children with nutritional needs
• 5. Observing residents and effectively communicating significant changes or reactions to care to treatment team.
• 6. Consistently anticipating and meeting residents' needs.
• 7. Consistently following the plan of care designed to meet the emotional needs of the residents, including safety level checks as appropriate.
• 8. Communicating effectively, verbally and in writing, with residents, family, and co-workers.
• 9. Consistently demonstrating positive consumer relation behaviors and attitudes.
• 10. Assisting other staff members as the need arises.

Our ideal Residential Treatment Specialist has positive motivational coaching and training skills, patient listening and communication skills and excels at what they do because they truly care about the people they serve.

Additional requirements for the Residential Treatment Specialist include:

• High school diploma or GED and two years of experience in health care work at the level of health care assistant or an associate of arts in mental health; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Experience must be in the field of substance abuse and/or mental health.
• Certification in CPR and first aid (obtained upon hire through RHA) Valid NC driver's license.
• Excellent driving record.

Pre-employment screening:

• Complete criminal background
• Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
• Drug testing
• Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
• Proof of employment history or references (if required)
• Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

We offer the following benefits to employees:

• Payactiv: early access to the money you've earned from hours you've already worked, before payday
• Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

*contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits

EEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.

About RHA:

At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.

For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.

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