Detox Monitor-PRN

Position Summary

This position is responsible for the uninterrupted operation of Detox and Overnight Services at The Healing Place of New Hanover County. Core duties include making hourly rounds, performing admissions and discharges, upholding facility guidelines, and responding to crisis situations.

• Follow approved policies and procedures to operate Detox and Overnight programs.
• Perform hourly rounds throughout the entire facility.
• Perform admissions and discharges in Detox and Overnight programs.
• Observe and document client behavior.
• Take, record, and report vital signs as ordered by medical staff.
• Hold clients, staff, and visitors accountable to facility guidelines.
• Document and make medications available for self‑administration to clients when necessary.
• Perform property contraband searches of clients and their belongings when necessary.
• Administer preliminary drug screens to clients when necessary.
• Document and report all incidents involving a safety hazard or violation of facility guidelines.
• Act as first responder to emergency and medical situations within the facility.
• Use crisis intervention skills to assist clients in de‑escalating situations when necessary.
• Ensure the facility is kept sanitary, clean, and organized.
• Ensure the safety of facility staff and clients, including addressing any situation that may present a possible threat to any person within the facility.
• Assist in the intake process, including performing an initial assessment of client needs.

• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Precise attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information, people, and processes.
• Comfortable communicating with individuals from a diversity of backgrounds and income levels.
• Organized with strong time‑management skills.

• High School Diploma or Equivalency required.
• At least 1 year of experience working in the addiction field or in a detox facility, or Peer Support Certification.
• Must be CPR certified (within 90 days of onboarding).
• Working knowledge in Microsoft Office (especially Outlook, Excel, and Word) preferred.
• Must be able to spend extended periods of time on your feet (walking, standing).
• Ability to project a professional image.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds on occasion.
• Valid Driver's License required.

To perform this job successfully, the employee is required to communicate, listen, sit, stand, walk, use hands to grasp, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance.

The employee frequently works in an indoor office environment with controlled temperatures. The employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions, including heat, cold, wind, rain, snow, ice, and fog.

The Healing Place is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with ADA regulations as applicable. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.