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Odyssey House is seeking a Part-Time Medication Technician!
Summary: You can make a difference in people’s lives and our community! Odyssey House is a non-profit and is recognized as the best mental health and addiction treatment center in Utah. If you want to expand your experience in the field of social work and addiction, we can help! We provide opportunities to learn and start a career with flexible schedules to accommodate school and family life. This role is critical to the client and the organization. Odyssey is a large and growing agency, and we are big on promoting from within. It is common for people who start here to get promoted to full-time or leadership roles. So come work with the people in our care; it is deeply rewarding!
Job Location: Salt Lake City
Pay: $16.00/hourly
Schedule: Approximately 25 hours a week, with the opportunity to pick up additional shifts as needed. Available shifts are listed below:
Current Available Shifts: (Additional $1/hr differential for shifts between 9 pm - 9 am)
M/W/F 5:30 am - 10 am
Sat 6:30 am - 1 pm
Part-Time Benefits:
Job Description:
Core Responsibilities: We will teach you how to help maintain the med room, use our eMAR system, accurately document medication administration, communicate with our residential medical team, maintain healthy boundaries, and maintain client safety. You will coordinate care with nursing staff and be a direct line of support to our clients. Other responsibilities include attending staff meetings and educational events, checking in medication deliveries, and picking up urgent medications from outside pharmacies when needed.
Day in the Life: You will work in the med room and perform medication passes accurately and safely. Our number one priority is the safety of our clients and avoiding medication errors. You will need to maintain clear boundaries with clients to ensure med pass is performed safely & according to policy while supporting client success in treatment by monitoring for and preventing medication diversion. You will be the line of communication with our nursing staff when clients have medical issues, and will need to obtain vital signs and other information from the nursing staff to coordinate the appropriate care.
Candidate Qualities:
Requirements
Must-Have Requirements:
All employees of Odyssey House are required to adhere to: Odyssey House mission, philosophy, and scope of service; Division of Human Services Code of Conduct and all other relevant service contract requirement standards; ensuring a safe environment for all clients and staff; providing exemplary customer service to both internal and external customers; fostering a positive work environment; ensuring high-quality client care within the scope of the assigned position.
Each employee is expected to clearly understand roles and responsibilities regarding the following: Specific job position, time management, personnel file requirements, client record system, incident reporting, mandatory training requirements, maintaining proper client boundaries, and individual rights of clients and staff.
Physical Demands of the Job: Ability to lift up to 15 lbs., drive (or adequate alternate transportation), sit for prolonged periods, and perform light to moderate physical activity at times.
EEOC Statement: Odyssey House is an equal-opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$31k-38k (estimate)
07/03/2024
09/02/2024
odysseyhousenyc.org
BRONX, NY
200 - 500
1967
ELEENA LEVE
$10M - $50M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
Odyssey House helps New Yorkers in need overcome drug and alcohol abuse, improve their physical and mental health, and defeat homelessness. We call it getting real about recovery. And thats more than a slogan. Its Odyssey Houses way of supporting total well-being, so you can live a healthy, happy and substance-free life. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CAREERS: We offer a range of full-time, part-time and weekend opportunities, including: Program directors Social workers Counselors Resident assistants Chil...d care workers Administrators Financial/Accounting Clerical operations
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