Title: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Medical Assistant (MA)

HOURS:

• MTF : 3pm-1130pm
• Saturdays:2pm-10pm
• Rotating Sundays: 7am-330pm.

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements: 1 year minimum experience in Substance Abuse/ Behavioral Health and provide current California Medical Assistant license (or higher or equivalent license), current CPR/First Aid certification, must have current TB or X-Ray clearance.

Reports to: Program Director

Basic Functions: Overseeing of technician with Medical Assistant performed duties specifically centered around medication protocol and administrative tasks are complete. Interactions with clients’ medication concerns as a liaison between them and the doctor, ensures staff and clients’ program compliance of medication rules and regulations, exercises good role modeling, and demonstrates proper code of ethics and protocol of documentation.

Job Competencies: Introductory-level clinical knowledge of inpatient treatment, proficient in computer programs (Word, Excel, and Outlook email application), consistent record keeping, average customer service skills, good interpersonal skills with clients and co-workers, basic knowledge of UDS, able to utilize and navigate online portals. Establish a good rapport with clients. Screen for danger to self or others, demonstrate adherence to accepted ethical and behavioral standards of conduct, and participate in continuing professional development.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducts orientation to new Medical Assistant staff
• Monitors client’s charts
• Ensures client’s medications are being taken as ordered by the doctor
• Maintains a regular medication count to check staff
• Oversees all medical appointments with outside providers
• Ensures all medications are ordered in a timely fashion
• Auditing physical charts and the MAR in KIPU
• Weekly medication counts and orders
• Handling pharmacy payments with current and past clients
• Training new nurses as well as re-training with current staff members on medication protocol and administration
• Communicating with the doctors and the pharmacy on any changes with clients
• Coordinates pickups and drop offs of medication from approved pharmacies
• Observes and monitors clients’ behavior and intervenes based on schedule, individual client’s treatment plan and facility needs
• Coordinates milieu treatment with counseling staff (via client record, staff communication, and counseling/staff meetings)
• Writes in staff shift log (including check-in and check-out as well as a summary of the shift events)
• Supervises self-administration of client medications as well as observing staff’s abilities in this area
• Provides 1:1 supervision of at-risk clients (ATA risk, suicidal ideation, etc.) per directive from Supervisor
• Follows emergency procedures exactly (including paging protocol, etc.)
• Other duties assigned by Supervisor

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Critical & Intensive Care

Physical setting:

• Acute care
• Inpatient

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• Overnight shift

Supplemental schedule:

• Holidays

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
Our company follows all federal and state mandates for COVID-19

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Redondo Beach, CA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do the listed hours work for you?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Vital signs: 1 year (Preferred)
• Patient care: 1 year (Required)
• Behavioral health: 1 year (Preferred)
• Mental Health: 1 year (Preferred)
• Substance Abuse: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• CNA (Preferred)
• Certified Medical Assistant (Preferred)
• BLS Certification (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)
• Night Shift (Required)
• Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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