Addiction Treatment Specialist - Full Time Evenings

Geisinger • Waverly, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position working evenings from 2:30 pm to 11:00 pm. The role involves monitoring and supporting patients in their recovery, facilitating group activities, and providing direct patient care during evening and weekend shifts. Responsibilities include de-escalating emotional reactions, collecting patient data, orienting new patients, and ensuring a safe environment. The position requires adherence to organizational policies and procedures within a clinical setting.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Behavioral Therapy Management
• Patients Rights

Nice To Haves

• Previous addiction treatment experience
• Recovery support experience
• Lived recovery experience
• Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS)

Responsibilities

• Monitors and provides support to patients and facilitate various recovery-oriented activities.
• Facilitates or assists with adjunct groups/meetings and performs all associated duties, including documentation.
• Provides support to patients during evenings and weekends, and when needed, help to de-escalate any emotional reactions patients might have.
• Collects appropriate data on bio-psycho-socials.
• Completes initial family contacts and provide information on family services and document appropriately and facilitates sign-up for Family Day Program and monitor family visitations.
• Provides new patients with general orientation to the facility, including but not limited to, introducing new patient, initial assignments, buddy system and introduction to the facility rules and regulations.
• Monitors patients during free time and their preparation for bedtimes and conduct bed and room checks.
• Communicates significant events via communication log, patient charts and verbally to key staff.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Company-paid life insurance
• Short-term disability coverage
• Long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan with automatic Geisinger contribution
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Tuition reimbursement
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program
• Adoption assistance
• Fertility assistance
• Parental leave pay
• Military leave pay
• Free Care.com membership with discounted backup care
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED