• Job Description

  Req#: R25105879

  Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health? CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.

  Exemption Status:

  Non-Exempt

  Schedule Details:

  Sunday through Saturday

  Scheduled Hours:

  8am-9pm

  Shift:

  4 - Mixed Shift, 7.5 Hours (United States of America)

  Hours:

  37.5

  Cost Center:

  71000 - 0649 Integrated Team

  Union:

  SEIU Local 509 Community Health Link

  This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

  Everyone Is a Caregiver

  At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

  Functions as a member of the treatment team by assisting with the implementation of treatment services. This includes but is not limited to monitoring of daily patient activities, assisting with direct client care, documentation, orientation of clients to the unit, and ensuring that clients comply with all treatment groups and unit/program rules.

  I. Major Responsibilities:
  1. Performs duties using recovery-oriented principles.
  2. Demonstrates person centered strength-based communication and relationship with Persons.
  3. Demonstrates effective communication with staff, peers and other professionals.
  4. Ability to observe, document, teach and respond to mental and physical health as well as other needs of clients such as community living skills.
  5. Serves as a residential counselor for specified number of residents as directed.
  6. Assists in creating a safe therapeutic milieu by fostering a culture of recovery.
  7. Implements treatment plans; interventions and properly documents using progress/service notes.
  8. Assists with the client admission process by completing all required documentation accurately, as required.
  9. Searches clients and their belongings for contraband upon admission and as required.

  II. Position Qualifications:

  License/Certification/Education:

  Required:
  1. Grade C02: Residential Counselor I: Minimum of a high school diploma/GED/HiSet required.
  2. Grade C04: Residential Counselor II: Requires a Bachelor’s degree; preferably in the field of psychology or human services.
  3. Driving Requirements: Current valid US-issued driver’s license and a registered, inspected, and insured automobile for work related purposes

  Preferred:
  1. Associates degree.
  2. Certification in addiction counseling or a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the substance abuse field.

  Experience/Skills:
  Required:
  1. Understanding of addiction and recovery.

  2. Demonstrates person centered strength-based communication and relationship with Persons.

  3. Demonstrates effective communication with staff, peers and other professionals.

  4. Ability to observe, document, teach, and respond to mental and physical health as well as other needs of clients such as community living skills.

  5. Awake Overnight Residential Counselors: Must be able to remain awake and alert during the overnight shift to provide a safe and healthy environment for our staff and co-workers.

  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

  We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

  As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

  If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

• About the company

  UMass Memorial Health Care is the clinical partner of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the largest healthcare system in Central and Western Massachusetts.

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