What are the responsibilities and job description for the Addiction Technician (270) position at Geminus & Regional Health Systems?
Position: Addictions Technician
Regional Health Systems is Northwest Indiana’s largest provider of community-based mental health care, primary health care and addiction treatment services. We offer adults and children—both uninsured and insured—integrated care through our community mental health center and federally qualified health center. Regional Health Systems is a member of the Regional Care Group.
Position Purpose:
To provide technical psychiatric mental health and addiction services which are directed toward:
1. Creating a therapeutic milieu to facilitate treatment of addictions
2. Providing skills and support to enable clients to regain coping abilities and prevent further disability
3. Assisting the clients in developing a program of recovery
Essential Functions:
- Implement and monitor
- Admit/Orient
- Obtain vital signs and document
- Conduct psycho-educational groups
- Provide emergency interventions and care of clients in crisis situations
- Clinical Documentation
- Trainer/lead responsibilities
- Productivity
- Ethical/Legal issues
- Diversity
- Computer literacy
- Teamwork/performance Improvement
- Communicates effectively
- Works cooperatively with others and supervisor
- Safety
Location: Strawhun Center – Merrillville, IN
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Experience - None required.
Shift: PRN/As-Needed position (1 shift a week): In the event coverage is needed, the candidate will be called into work. The shifts that they may have to cover include: 8a – 4p, 4p – 12a, or 12a – 8a.
What RCG has to offer you:
- Salary: $15.00 per hour
If what you have read speaks to you, because you have a passion for helping people, then apply today! We need you!
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $15.00 per hour
Expected hours: 4 – 12 per week
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed
- Weekends only
Application Question(s):
- Are you open to the starting pay of $15.00 per hour?
- Per the job description included, are you open to the shift/hours?
- Can you pass a pre-employment background check?
- Can you pass a pre-employment drug screen?
- Upon employment, can you provide solid references?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Behavioral health: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15
