3rd Shift Nursing Assistant

This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of Tara Treatment Center, Inc. Provides on-site supervision for clients and is responsible for maintaining a therapeutic and safe environment. Supports nursing staff by completing assigned tasks including providing transportation to physician appointments, obtaining prescriptions, and other duties within the scope of their skills and knowledge.

• Functions autonomously and uses appropriate judgment in problem solving of day to day, as well as crisis situations, utilizing on call clinical staff or supervisory support when appropriate.
• Facilitates and helps coordinate daily routine activities during the course of the assigned shift in a way that provides consistency and support to clients to help them succeed. This would include being knowledgeable of the daily schedule and being prepared to assist in any way.
• Assists clients in understanding and complying with expectations and guidelines of the program.
• Provides verbal change of shift report to oncoming staff that includes new admissions, discharges, and other relevant information to ensure consistency and continuity of care.
• Consistently monitor client’s attitude, behavior, and participation in scheduled activities throughout the duration of the shift. Document all significant findings.
• Oversees and accurately records client self-administration of medication per policy. Communicates medication issues in a timely and effective manner to the nursing staff.
• Facilitates education, recovery literature, and video education groups as assigned.
• Complete paperwork requirements and maintain quality, up to date clinical records.
• Conduct and document random rounds no less than hourly throughout shift and address issues as needed.
• Provides transportation for clients to scheduled appointments and any other outside activities as directed.
• Answering the telephone and completing phone intake assessments.
• Consult with supervisor or other members of the multi-disciplinary treatment team as needed.
• Participate in all assigned meetings, staff development, and training as required.
• Remain in compliance with internal and external policies, procedures, regulations, and standards.
• Scan documentation into electronic medical record.
• Collects urine drug screens.
• Wash facility linens including sheets, towels, blankets, etc.
• Clean detoxification rooms in accordance with infection control policy.
• Completes other tasks as directed by the nurse including but not limited to, obtaining vital signs and breathalyzers.
• Performs personal and belongings searches.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Current CPR certification.
• A valid Indiana driver’s license or a valid picture identification issued by a state or federal agency.

• Scheduling flexibility, holiday and weekend rotation is required.

• Strong interpersonal and engagement skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to establish rapport.
• Demonstrate adherence to accepted ethical and behavioral standards of conduct.
• Ability to effectively facilitate educational study groups including recovery literature and video education.
• Ability to oversee and accurately document self-administered medications.
• Understanding of de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques.
• Ability to accurately obtain vital signs.
• Ability to collect a urine drug screen specimen and complete lab requisition form.

This position requires moderate physical activity. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone. Frequent walking is required throughout the interior and exterior of the facility. The ability to lift average weight objects up to 30 pounds, going up and down steps several times per shift, and the ability to work the hours/shifts necessary to complete the work are also required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements to do computer work.

Tara Treatment Center, Inc. reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the company desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only job duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “at-will.” The aforementioned job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified disabled individuals. Any offer of employment is conditional upon review of criminal background check and ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen.