CNA (nursing) -- For Addiction Treatment Full time.

Description

COME JOIN OUR TEAM!

Harmony Place treatment facility is located in the upscale area of Woodland Hills, California. We specialize in helping our clients obtain the life skills needed to overcome drug and alcohol addiction as well as co-occurring mental health problems.

• Medical (Company pays 80% for Full time employees), Vision and Dental Insurance offered
• Paid Time Off
• 401K with match up to 3.5%
• Free meal every day prepared by amazing chef.
• Your talent, experience, and ambition are recognized and rewarded.

Primary Purpose and Function

The CNA is responsible for the nursing assessment, medication monitoring, intake screenings, monitoring health status to determine if health status warrants transfer for urgent or emergent care, testing associated with detoxification from alcohol and drugs, and provision of alcohol or drug abuse treatment services (including detoxification).

Minimum Qualifications

• Current California CNA certification in good standing with no restrictions.
• Current professional liability insurance.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in residential healthcare facility preferred.
• DHCS Standard 13010(b)(6) requires personnel file to contain health screening report and tuberculosis test results.
• Current CPR and First Aid training.
• Two (2) years of current, continuous sobriety, if in recovery.
• Computer skills adequate to perform word processing and electronic health record duties.

Core Competency (minimum skills, knowledge, and experience needed to preform essential functions and responsibilities)

• Provide client-centered care.
• Work in interdisciplinary team.
• Employ evidence-based practices.
• Apply quality improvement in delivery of services.

Requirements

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

1. Daily documentation to maintain compliance with JCAHO, IMS, and DHCS regulations;
2. Accept and transcribe orders from physicians;
3. Order medications from the pharmacy as necessary;
4. Accountable for counting, tracking and documenting medications taken by residents;
5. Audit resident charts for quality assurance;
6. Monitor/report resident vital signs, COWS, and CIWAS;
7. Provide and record BAC and UDS tests on residents as required;
8. Nursing protocols for admission and discharge of residents;
9. Report residents progress through shift communication log;
10. Answer phone calls as needed;
11. Routine checks on all safety and nursing equipment and document;
12. Report to direct supervisor;
13. Incident reporting, as needed;
14. Nurse must be willing to, as needed, conduct property searches of residents and perform routine wellness checks.

Physical Demands

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand.

Harmony Place’s Core Values

Harmony Place employees form a team with the highest standards who are individually and collectively committed to provide the highest level of care and service for our clients, their families and referents. As such, we require all of our employees to embody our core values detailed below:

Integrity: We are honest and accountable for our performance. We treat our clients and colleagues with respect and dignity.

Quality: We focus on consistent and competent performance of our duties. Careful attention to communication and follow-through produces excellent delivery of care.

Compassion: Harmony Place prides itself on being a safe, comfortable and contained environment that supports healing, recovery and hope. Every client is treated with empathy, caring, and kindness.

Collaboration: We employ a “whole person” perspective to treatment. To that end, our program not only focuses on the client, but the family system as well. We pool resources form clients, families, peers, partners and professionals to deliver exceptional care.

Service: We aid by creating a safe, calm shelter for our clients to risk exploring emotional issues that emerge in treatment.