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Acadia Healthcare Behavioral Health Associate 6AM-2:30PM in Wilmington, North Carolina
Description
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Partner with clinical, medical, nursing, and intake departments to support patients
Assists with admissions, room searches, performs rounds every 2 hours to ensure patient safety
Properly document inappropriate behavior or problem behaviors.
Monitor grounds for violations and unauthorized visitors.
Assists the Department supervisor in performance management.
In the absence of the department supervisor, facilitates team meetings as well as shift lead meetings.
Completes new patient admissions
Assists in developing work schedules and in obtaining coverage for shifts as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be at Least 21 years old.
High school diploma/GED required
Current NC Driver License and acceptable driving history required
Knowledge or experience working with patients who are chemically dependent preferred.
Knowledge of 12 step recovery program preferred
Crisis Prevention and CPR Certification (offered on site)
Ability to work with male and female adult (18+) patients with chemical dependency and mental health disorders
Teamwork and excellent customer service
Associates or Bachelors degree in Human Services field
Substance use Addictions Certification
Supervisory experience, preferably in healthcare.
BENEFITS:
Exciting new shift differentials
Sign on bonus
Excellent benefit package (benefit eligible after 30 days)
Paid Vacation/Sick/Extended Sick/Personal/Holidays
Medical/Dental/Vision/401k (with a match)
Company Paid Life Insurance and AD&D
Short Term and Long Term Disability
Free Onsite Employee Fitness Center
Employee Discount Program
Free meals
Employee Fun Events
Annual performance review and merit review
Salary increases for obtaining education degrees, professional certification and/or licensure (based on program of study/field of certification and licensure)
Professional certification and Licensure supervision program (based on availability)
Ranked by Newsweek in 2023 as #1 in North Carolina and #7 Nationwide for Addiction Treatment Centers, Wilmington Treatment Center is North Carolina's premier substance abuse recovery hospital and rehabilitation center located in the beachside community of Wilmington, NC. What began as a 2 bed hospital on once campus in 1984 has grown into a 260 bed hospital spanning 3 campuses! We are a team of professionals dedicated to helping our patients begin their recovery from the disease of addiction. Even though we are growing, we still maintain that felling of a close knit community. We offer a fantastic comprehensive benefit package, a great team of co-workers as well as the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those we serve.
Qualifications
Skills
Required
Communication: Advanced
Customer Focus: Expert
Problem Solving: Intermediate
Safety Minded: Advanced
Behaviors
Required
Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Motivations
Required
Job Security: Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe
Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
Education
Required
- High School/GED or better
Preferred
Bachelors or better in Human Services
Associates or better in Human Services
Licenses & Certifications
Required
- Drivers License
Experience
Required
- 2 years: Customer Service
Preferred
1 year: Working in Substance Abuse/Mental Health field
1 year: Hospital/Healthcare
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)