EMT/Technician

Centerstone; Anna (IL); On-site; USD 22,730 - 31,822; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision health coverage

401k retirement plan with company match

Paid time off and ten paid holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Centerstone is seeking a dedicated professional for a full-time position aimed at providing comprehensive care to residential patients. Responsibilities include medication monitoring, client education, and developing individualized treatment plans. The ideal candidate will have a High School Diploma or GED, EMT certification, and be familiar with electronic health records.

This position offers competitive pay ranging from $16.50 to $23.10 per hour, alongside benefits such as medical and dental coverage, flexible spending accounts, and a retirement plan.

Qualifications

• Must effectively communicate via written and verbal methods.
• Experience with electronic health records and documentation systems.
• Must maintain certification as an EMT and have a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive care to residential patients.
• Conducts intake for recipients entering services.
• Monitors self-medication protocols and documents patient reactions.

Skills

Effective communication

Knowledge of confidentiality guidelines

Knowledge of psychotropic medications

Knowledge of regulatory guidelines

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

Centerstone is among the nation’s leading nonprofit behavioral health systems with thousands of employees dedicated to delivering care that changes people’s lives. A dynamic, well-established organization, we offer rewarding opportunities to serve all ages in a variety of settings. Come talk to us about joining the Centerstone team!

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive care to residential patients; provides medication monitoring, education, and prescriber collaboration; provides information, education and support for clients; promotes wellness, recovery and skill building to sustaining better health; prevention training in the areas of wellness, recovery, managing symptoms, making healthy life style choices, recognizing and responding to relapse, managing crisis and achieving and sustaining recovery.
• Acts as an integral, cooperative member of the agency team of professionals and maintains outstanding internal and external customer service and appropriate documentation.
• Assists service recipient in developing an individualized treatment plan that is person centered, family centered, and service centered; monitors progress and participates in treatment plan reviews; updates treatment plans as appropriate; submits plans for medical review if applicable.
• Conducts intake for recipients entering services, including explaining services, gathering information, ensuring understanding of forms, obtaining signatures on contracts and consents, and submitting materials for processing.
• Conducts assessments and writes assessment summaries as assigned.
• Assists recipients with linking to internal and external resources as outlined in the treatment plan and in coordination with Integrated Healthcare Services.
• Maintains contact with referral sources, providing information on recipient progress, behavior and needs (with appropriate releases) and maintaining ongoing consultation when appropriate.
• Assists recipients with discharge plans and provides follow-up services as assigned.
• Monitors self-medication protocols, dosage, side effects, usage and documents patient reactions.
• Provides medication training to the client or client’s family/guardian, to monitor proper dosage and watch for side effects.
• Obtains laboratory specimens and assists doctors with examinations and continuity of care arrangements with other providers; monitors urinalysis, breathalyzer and other testing as assigned.
• Meets and maintains applicable certification and licensure requirements.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Effectively communicate via written, verbal, in-person and virtual methods.
• Knowledge of confidentiality guidelines.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory guidelines and codes, agency policies and procedures, and federal and state laws pertaining to position, including SUPR rules.
• Knowledge of main effects, side effects and interaction effects of a broad range of psychotropic medications.
• Knowledge of both psychiatric and physiological bases for illness.

Qualifications

• Education: HS Diploma or GED.
• Experience: Staff utilizing electronic health records and/or other automated documentation systems; computer and keyboarding experience or ability to develop within required timeframes.
• Certification/Licensure: Certification as Emergency Medical Technician; must have and maintain driver’s license and good driving record.
• Background: All EMT position employees must successfully complete required background checks and pre-employment screening.

Physical Requirements

• Standing – 20%
• Sitting – 80%
• Squatting – Occasional
• Kneeling – Occasional
• Bending – Occasional
• Driving – Occasional
• Lifting – Occasional

Disclaimer

The duties and responsibilities described in this document are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time, or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Time Type and Compensation

Time Type: Full time. Pay Range: $16.50--$23.10.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision health coverage
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• 403b retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off and ten paid holidays
• AD&D Insurance, Life Insurance, and Long Term Disability (company paid)
• Employee Resource Groups
• Continuing education opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program

Equal Opportunity

Centerstone is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at Centerstone is based solely on a person\'s merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. We treat all clients and colleagues with dignity and respect. We use our values as a guide for what we do: Respect, Expertise, Integrity and Empowerment. Centerstone is committed to a culture of quality and safety, celebrating role-models who champion best practices for quality, clinical risk, and patient safety.

About Centerstone

Centerstone is a nonprofit health system providing mental health and substance use disorder treatments. Services are available nationally through outpatient clinics, residential programs, telehealth and an inpatient hospital. Centerstone also features specialized programs for the military community, therapeutic foster care, children’s services and employee assistance programs. Centerstone’s Research Institute provides guidance through research and technology, leveraging best practices for use in all our communities. Centerstone’s Foundation secures philanthropic resources to support delivering care that changes people’s lives.