Residential Advisor & Behavioral Health Tech - Men's Unit

Ascensa Health; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascensa Health in Atlanta, GA is seeking Residential Advisors/BHTs for the Men’s Residential and Detox program. Full-time shifts Monday–Friday 3:00 PM–11:00 PM; part-time weekends available for multiple services including men’s and women’s housing and detox.

Responsibilities include intake, monitoring, logs, safety, and confidentiality in a HIPAA-compliant setting. Candidates should be able to respond to emergencies, perform bed checks, supervise residents, and maintain respectful, clean, and

Qualifications

• Social perceptiveness and service oriented.
• Punctual and self-disciplined.
• High accuracy and extreme confidentiality a MUST.
• Detailed oriented and very organized.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to communicate effectively in-person and on the telephone.
• Ability to relate to persons with diverse educational, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Ability to work quickly and multi-task.
• Ability to demonstrate high quality customer service.

Responsibilities

• Meets and greets residents; checks guests and service providers in/out.
• Answering multi-line phones and responding to requests immediately.
• Able to understand and react to emergencies.
• Accurately maintain daily logs, records and forms.
• Ensure residents are supervised at all times by monitoring their whereabouts.
• Overseeing residents' well-being within bedroom spaces/overnight with 1 hour bed checks.
• Maintaining harmony by redirecting behaviors.
• Supervising individual needs including phone calls, laundry, and meals.
• Maintaining order and cleanliness by overseeing chores.
• Ensuring program rules and procedures are consistently applied.
• Respectfully reinforcing socially acceptable behaviors (i.e. manners, eating habits, safety, bully-free).
• Modeling and promoting self-esteem, healthy boundaries, good hygiene, and appropriate appearance.
• Teaching thoughtful decision-making and encouraging positive coping skills.
• Maintaining complete confidentiality for every resident, and modeling professionalism in all interactions.
• Protecting patients’ rights through strong adherence of HIPPA regulations
• Conducting house/room inspections, and (limited) body checks to secure potentially hazardous materials.
• Conducting drug screens.
• Monitoring interactions between residents.
• Overseeing and logging medications for individual residents.
• Completing Shift Notes
• Notifying the House Supervisor of all medical concerns, incidents, and other emergencies.

Skills

Social perceptiveness and service ori­

Punctual and self-disciplined

High accuracy and extreme confidential

Detailed oriented and very organized

Ability to handle confidential and s​e

Ability to communicate effectively in‑

Ability to relate to persons with di

Ability to work quickly and multi-task

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Job description

Ascensa Health in Atlanta, GA is seeking Residential Advisors/BHTs for the Men’s Residential and Detox program. Full-time shifts Monday–Friday 3:00 PM–11:00 PM; part-time weekends available for multiple services including men’s and women’s housing and detox.

Responsibilities include intake, monitoring, logs, safety, and confidentiality in a HIPAA-compliant setting. Candidates should be able to respond to emergencies, perform bed checks, supervise residents, and maintain respectful, clean, and