Therapist Assistant

ADP, Inc.; Towson (MD); On-site; USD 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Maryland Addiction Recovery Center (MARC) in Towson, MD is hiring a Therapist Assistant (TA) for our Community Living Treatment program. This full-time role supports patients during treatment and helps teach life skills, personal development, and hygiene habits.

You will work as part of a collaborative clinical team, implement directives, conduct urinalysis tests, document progress, and coordinate patient care. Weekend availability is required; shifts run around the clock.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years old to drive MARC vehicle
• Hold a driver's license for a minimum of 4 years
• Have an acceptable MVR record per company insurance guidelines

Responsibilities

• Play an integral part in a patient’s treatment experience by providing support during a challenging period for them and their families
• Support patients throughout their treatment process by teaching life skills, personal development, good hygiene habits, etc.
• Engage with a collaborative team of staff to ensure we are providing exceptional patient care
• Identify the immediate needs of each patient on an individualized level of care
• Transport patients on company vehicles – grocery shopping trips, volunteering events, fellowship meetings, and to MARC clinical office during daytime weekday hours
• Implement clinical directives passed on by the clinical team and coordinate care by identifying the immediate needs of each patient on an individualized level of care
• Guide patients in their path to recovery
• Learn and grow professionally
• Collaborate with all departments
• Conduct urinalysis drug tests with patients
• Show support for patients and have meaningful interactions with them
• Documentation and communication of patient progress (progress/activity notes, email, verbal conversations) with internal staff
• Perform cleaning inspections

Job description

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Therapist Assistant

Full Time Towson, MD, US

15 days ago Requisition ID: 1093

Salary Range: $16.50 To $21.00 Hourly

Maryland Addiction Recovery Center (MARC), the leader in comprehensive dual diagnosis addiction treatment in the Mid Atlantic area, is looking to hire Therapist Assistants (TA) for their Community Living Treatment program.

A day in the life of a Therapist Assistant (TA) –

• Play an integral part in a patient’s treatment experience by providing support to them during a challenging period of time for them and their families
• Support patients throughout their treatment process by teaching life skills, personal development, good hygiene habits, etc.
• Engage in dialogue with a collaborative team of staff to ensure we are providing exceptional patient care
• Identify the immediate needs of each patient on an individualized level of care
• Transport patients on company vehicles – weekly grocery shopping trips, volunteering events, evening transportation to fellowship meetings, to and from MARC clinical office during daytime weekday hours, etc.
• Implement clinical directives passed on by the clinical team and coordinate care by identifying the immediate needs of each patient on an individualized level of care

What opportunities do you have?

• Guide patients in their path to recovery
• Learn and grow professionally
• Collaborate with all departments

Additional Job duties include:

• Conduct urinalysis drug tests with patients
• Show support for patients and have meaningful interactions with them
• Documentation and communication of patient progress (progress/activity notes, email, verbal conversations) with internal staff
• Perform cleaning inspections

It is the mission of Maryland Addiction Recovery Center to provide a safe, therapeutic environment offering the latest in evidence-based clinical care for our patients suffering from addiction and their families. Come join our team as a Therapist Assistant and see for yourself what a rewarding role and impact you can have in our patients’ recovery!
A person must be at least 21 years old to drive a MARC vehicle, have held a driver's license for a minimum of 4 years, and have an acceptable MVR record per company insurance guidelines.

This position is staffed twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.WEEKEND AVAILABILITY IS NEEDED.

Schedules are consistent week to week, unless an employee picks up overtime in addition to their regularly scheduled days.
Shifts are scheduled as follows: