Full-time Clinical Aide

St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment & Recovery Centers; Town of Harrietstown (NY); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers in Saranac Lake, NY seeks a Full-time Clinical Aide to support residents in adjusting to residential life and participating in recovery-oriented activities.

The Clinical Aide I reports to the Clinical Aide Coordinator and assists with supervision, documentation, and monitoring of resident activities, with shifts Tuesday through Saturday from 2:00pm to 10:00pm and a pay range of $16 to $22 per hour.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid NYS driver’s license preferred and be insurable.
• Experience working with individuals challenged with substance use disorders.

Responsibilities

• Orient new residents to the facility and local surroundings.
• Help residents adjust to community living without alcohol/drugs.
• Monitor program activities and assist residents/staff as needed.
• Prepare written observational reports and input into EHR, Yammer, etc.
• Provide assistance to residents concerning growth and sobriety issues.
• May train new Clinical Aide I candidates.
• May interview residents on admission and complete admission packets.
• May assist in driving residents within the community.
• Conduct resident rounds and ensure all residents are accounted for.
• Report activity to the treatment team and supervise UDS/Breathalyzer screens.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

EHR

Yammer

Job description

St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers

Location: Inpatient Program - Saranac Lake, NY

Position: Full-time Clinical Aide

Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday / 2:00pm-10:00pm

Pay Range: $16.00/hour to $22.00/hour

Position Summary:

The Clinical Aide I works under the supervision of the Clinical Aide Coordinator/Designee. Responsible for assisting residents to become accustomed to the residential routine and encourages them to participate in social and recreational activities to promote recovery. Monitors the residential milieu for attendance and accountability purposes.

Education and Training:

High school graduate or equivalency. It is preferred that candidates hold a valid NYS driver’s license and be able to be insured by an insurance carrier.

Experienced Work Knowledge:

Experience/training with working effectively with individuals challenged with substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders.

Essential Duties:

• Orients new residents to the facility, local surroundings, and resident guidebook.
• Helps residents to adjust to community living without the use of alcohol/drugs.
• Monitors assigned programmatic activities and provides assistance to residents/staff as necessary.
• Prepares a written observational report on attitudes, behaviors, and pertinent events and inputs into agency documentation systems (EHR, Yammer, etc.).
• Provides assistance to residents concerning growth and sobriety issues.
• Performs additional duties which help to ensure the quality of the resident services provided by the center as required by the Clinical Aide Coordinator/designee.
• May be designated to train new Clinical Aide I candidates.
• May Interview residents upon admission and complete the resident’s admission and admission packet.
• May assist in driving residents within the community.
• Performs resident searches on the person and facility when assigned.
• Responsible for resident rounds making sure all residents are accounted for.
• Reports activity to the treatment team.
• Supervise and document UDS/ Breathalyzer screens.
• May perform other duties as assigned.