Medical Technician

Overview

POSITION SUMMARY

The Medical Technician is an integral member of an expanding, multidisciplinary medical team dedicated to the compassionate care of vulnerable individuals seeking to decrease their use of drugs or alcohol. This position performs all duties relevant to providing direct care for individuals receiving withdrawal management services within the guidelines of Fora Health’s mission and policies & procedures, and will provide direct support to nurses as well as licensed independent providers.

• Clinical Duties
  • Assist nurses with care of patients withdrawing from drugs and alcohol, and may include nighttime shifts
  • Assist the medical provider with the triage, admission, and discharge process of patients from withdrawal management services
  • Assist the medical provider, patient and residential staff with the transition of withdrawal management patients to other programs
  • Track potential withdrawal management patients and ensure consistent, quick screening and documentation
  • Perform thorough searches of patients’ belongings and inventory belongings accurately
  • Provide direct care for all patients to include monitoring for behavioral needs/changes and medical symptoms
  • Collaborate and communicate issues/concerns with the treatment team on clinical and non-clinical issues
  • Follow standard milieu intervention guidelines, holding patients accountable to the program structure
  • Charting and record keeping as required by the policies and procedures
  • Assist medical provider and nurses with medication and the medical needs of patients
  • Monitoring urine drug screens
  • Enter patient over-the-counter medication as needed in the electronic medical record
  • Ensure patients have clean clothing and bedding
  • Provide patients with access to fluids, snacks and meals
  • Assist with inventory, routine maintenance and storage of medical supplies and equipment
  • Adhere to all state and federal privacy regulations, including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2, and to Fora policies and agreements regarding confidentiality, privacy, and security; support compliance with all privacy and security requirements pursuant to community partners’ and outside providers’ patient confidentiality agreements, including privacy and security requirements for EMR access
  • Performs additional duties as assigned

• Role model healthy styles of communication and behavior, by using non-violent communication, verbal de-escalation, and demonstrating appropriate physical and emotional boundaries. Maintain professional boundaries with the patients at all times.
• Facilitate patients’ engagement in the treatment and recovery process; utilizing motivational enhancement techniques and nonviolent communication.
• Focuses on skill building within the context of dialectical behavioral therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy
• Provides information about drugs and alcohol, stages of change and relapse prevention.
• Understands the principles of harm reduction and trauma-informed care
• Understands the basics of 12 step recovery, and Smart recovery
• Performs additional duties as assigned

• Reads all relevant emails and follows approved policies and procedures
• All verbal, electronic or paper communication is completed in a professional, concise, objective and clinical manner
• Documentation is completed in a timely, accurate manner
• Completes filing tasks as assigned
• Distributes paperwork and messages to the appropriate staff or patients
• Maintains current inventory of forms at the detox station and makes copies of forms as needed
• Completes unusual incident reports as necessary
• Performs additional duties as assigned

• Communicates with patients, referents, staff, and outside guests in a welcoming, respectful manner
• Answers the phone, directs calls, and takes messages in a professional manner, adhering to Federal and State laws and agency policies and procedures regarding confidentiality
• Performs additional duties as assigned

• Attend staff meetings and Fora trainings as scheduled
• Additional trainings to be completed as assigned in a timely manner
• Special projects and other duties as assigned
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