Substance Use Disorder Technician

Substance Use Disorder Technician – CKF Addiction Treatment

Pay Range
: $15.00/hr – $17.00/hr (actual pay based on skills and experience)

Location
:
Salina, KS

Department
:
Residential

Reports To
:
Residential Program Director

FLSA Status
:
Non-exempt

Schedule
: 6:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sat–Tue

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Adheres to all policies and procedures relating to clinical licensure standards.
• Completes telephone assessments, screens and schedules admissions.
• Greets new patients upon admission and completes all tasks associated with the admission process.
• Assists patients in becoming accustomed to residential routine and encourages them to participate in activities to promote recovery.
• Interacts with patients during social and recreational activities and facilitates educational programs.
• Observes patients to prevent wandering from unit areas or grounds.
• Observes patients to detect unusual behavior, and confronts this behavior in an appropriate manner to prevent escalation of problems from occurring.
• Transports patients off‑grounds to medical appointments, meetings, and recreational events, and completes the vehicle log book.
• Assists patients with unit chores and helps to maintain the cleanliness of the unit and Tech's station.
• Prepares and serves meals when required, maintains cleanliness of food service kitchen.
• Maintains patient records in a site‑visit ready manner at all times, and completes other required paperwork such as shift‑change reports, documenting all patient behavior.
• Completes urinalysis and breathalyzer testing as required.
• Takes and records vital statistics, such as pulse, temperature, and respirations.
• Observes and documents compliance of patients during medication self‑administration.
• Completes patient admissions and discharges.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities
:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations

• Current valid Kansas Driver’s License.
• CKF will provide First Aid, CPR and AED training within the first 30 days from hire date.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; sit and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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