Chemical Dependency Aide in POTSDAM, New York at Rochester Regional Health

Job Title: Chemical Dependency Aide
Department: Inpatient Addiction Recovery Services
Location: 20 Cottage Street; Potsdam, NY 13676
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Schedule: 3 p.m. until 11 p.m. including every other weekend

SUMMARY:
This position requires someone with compassion for those in early recovery from addiction. The successful candidate will be a role model, will help participants learn and put into practice healthy coping skills, will demonstrate sober activities, assist nursing as requested (retrieve patients, get supplies, monitor milieu, etc.). The successful candidate will have the ability to set and enforce boundaries for self and the group.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. (_50_%) Supervise patients, including coordination of activities, meals and ADL’s.

2. (_25_%) Clerical functions and ordering.

3. (_15_%) Transport urines, register patients, accompany patients to appointments.

4. (_10_%) Documentation

- On-the-job orientation and in-services provided

Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma/Equivalent.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: S - Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

PAY RANGE: $18.46 - $26.24

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, clinical licensure date, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.