Location: Gainesville, FL

This position is Non-Exempt

Pay Rate: $17hr

GENERAL DUTIES:

1. Maintain an up to date accurate waitlist processing potential clients in accordance with contractual and center procedures.

2. Provide preadmission medical documentation to the doctor for review and approval.

3. Admit clients in the EMR and assign primary counselor, program, and diagnosis.

4. Manage the admission flow including scheduling of incoming clients, bed/room assignments, payor, fee collection and initial documentation.

5. Complete reports including Daily Census, Day to Day report, Admit/Discharge, Monthly Census, YTD Bed Day by Payor and other reports as assigned.

6. Coordinate and take minutes for Weekly Treatment Team Meeting.

7. Assists the treatment team in providing direct client care. Aids in ensuring an orderly, safe and therapeutic milieu by maintaining a therapeutic relationship with persons served and treats them with dignity and respect at all times.

8. Supervises clients to help maintain a safe and clean environment and sets standards for milieu monitoring through the performance of these tasks.

9. Provides psycho-educational groups to clients.

10. Observes, reports and documents client interaction among peers, staff and the community as it relates to clients' individual treatment goals.

11. Models appropriate behavior for the clients in and out of the Center.

12. Assists the client with the implementation and completion of treatment work.

13. Enforces therapeutic interventions as instructed by clinical staff.

14. Assists in the facilitation of substance abuse education and other psycho-educational groups.

15. Assists clients in daily living, social skills and recreational activities.

16. Maintains the confidentiality of program clients at all times.

17. Identifies potential maintenance-related problems on the unit, in the facility, or campus and corrects them or reports them by completing and submitting the appropriate maintenance work order forms.

18. Administers random and scheduled Breathalyzer and urinalysis tests, completes and submits appropriate forms.

19. Monitors and records client self-administration of approved medications.

20. Maintains familiarity and compliance with Meridian program policies and procedures.

21. Maintains current First Aid, CPR and other professional training as required by contract with the State and other accrediting bodies. Pursues additional training in Addictions, counseling and childcare to ensure continued professional growth while maintaining knowledge of current trends in addictions and mental health.

22. Assists in the Center's CQI efforts.

23. Complies with needed administrative documentation for payroll, travel reimbursement, etc.

24. Aligns individual goals, objectives and daily activities with program, departmental, organizational and ADM performance goals and objectives.

25. Performs other duties as required to meet program and departmental goals and objectives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

High School diploma or GED and two years of experience in working in a substance abuse, or mental health field. College education in mental health, counseling, social work or other human service field may be substituted for experience.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Specific competencies required are identified on a department/program specific basis and identified in each employee's Competency Checklist.

Meridian is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are fully committed to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, marital status, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service or because they are a protected veteran or other non-merit based factors.