Patient Care Technician PRN
Center for Addiction Treatment
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