RESIDENTIAL TECHNICIAN , FULL-TIME, 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM
InterCommunity
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Job summary
InterCommunity, Inc. is a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHC LA) providing accessible, compassionate care with multiple locations in East Hartford, Hartford, and South Windsor.
The Residential Technician role supports nursing staff, conducts vital signs, discharge planning, and ensures a therapeutic environment within Withdrawal Management and Intensive units. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision insurance, disability coverage, life
Qualifications
- Active CNA/MA/PCA certification from CT or equivalent experience.
- Behavioral Health or Psychiatric experience preferred.
- CPR/First Aid certification.
- Strong communication and observation skills.
- Compassion, patience and a dedication to patient care.
Responsibilities
- Provides direct patient support under nursing supervision.
- Performs vital signs and hourly observations.
- Assists with admissions and discharges.
- Supports daily living activities and maintains unit cleanliness.
- Updates documentation within Withdrawal Management and Intensive departments.
Skills
Education
Job description
InterCommunity, Inc. is a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHC LA) committed to providing accessible, compassionate care to everyone — regardless of life situation or ability to pay.We offer same-day primary care and a wide range of behavioral health services across our community health centers in:
281 Main St., East Hartford
40 Coventry St., Hartford
828 Sullivan Ave., South Windsor.
281 Main St., East Hartford
40 Coventry St., Hartford
828 Sullivan Ave., South Windsor.
Our Addiction Services Division provides a full continuum of care, including:
- Primary care integration
- Residential detox and treatment
- Outpatient mental health and substance use services for adults and children
- Intensive outpatient programs
- Employment and community support
- Mobile crisis evaluations
- Judicial support services
- Social rehabilitation
At InterCommunity, we believe your well-being matters — at work and beyond. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance.
- Work Life-Balance-Flexibility, generous Paid PTO, and paid holidays.
- Health & Dental insurance - flexible contribution options that includes 2 HDHP w/ HSA enrollment option or non-HDHP at a minimal cost to employees.
- Voluntary vision coverage.
- Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Basic Life & AD&D.
- Supplemental Life Insurance available.
- 401(k) with 3% employer match + 3% employer contribution after 12 months and 1,000 hours worked
- Career advancement opportunities in a supportive, mission-driven environment.
The Residential Technician (RT) provides direct patient support under the supervision of nursing staff, ensuring safety and maintaining a therapeutic environment. This role includes performing vital signs and observations, assisting with admissions and discharges, supporting daily living activities, maintaining unit cleanliness, and updating documentation within the Withdrawal Management and Intensive departments
- Performs and documents all vital signs accurately and promptly.
- Performs and documents hourly observations promptly.
- Performs and documents fall risk observations promptly.
- Responsible for the admission process for both the Withdrawal Management and Intensive units, including the search, storage and documentation process.
- Responsible for the discharge process for both the Withdrawal Management and Intensive units, including proper handling of patient belongings and documentation process.
- Ensures patients receive all possessions and medications upon discharge.
- Responsible for updating the communication log, census, and other misc. shared documents
- Assists patients with ADLs as needed.
- Responsible for registration of new patients to both programs
- Responsible for the nightly process in Epic, if applicable
- Responsible for managing the doctor’s list of physicals and preparing the patients to see the doctor
- Maintains cleanliness of the unit, kitchenette, patients rooms, and triage.
- Responsible for maintaining a therapeutic, peaceful, clinical treatment environment
- Thorough shift-to-shift report received and given before and after each shift.
- All other duties as assigned.
- All agency staff must be awake during all scheduled hours*
- All agency staff are required to attend all mandatory department/agency meetings and trainings*
3:0 PM -11:30 PM
Week 1: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs, Sat.
Week 2: Sun, Tue, Wed, Thurs, Fri,
- An active CNA/MA/PCA Certification from the State of Connecticut (preferred), or equivalent experience.
- Behavioral Health and/or Psychiatric experience is preferred.
- CPR/First Aid.
- Strong communication and observation skills.
- Compassion, patience and a dedication to patient care.
- Computer literacy and typing skills.
- Ability to work effectively with a team.
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