Flex Aide - Addiction Treatment Program
Full Time
Waukegan, IL 60085
$14.86 an hour
Posted
Job description
General Description
Our
Addictions Treatment Program requires a dedicated Aide to join our friendly team on an as-needed basis. We’re seeking a caring and compassionate individual who will enjoy interacting with our clients and assisting them with their daily living activities. You must be warm and friendly, with a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a genuine passion for providing our clients with high-quality care and support.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Education
- High school diploma or G.E.D. and one year of experience in direct patient care preferred.
- Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Essential Skills
- Assists the nurse in direct client care by recording vital signs and charting results in NextGen.
- Assists the nurse with admission point of care testing (drug screens and breathalyzer).
- Communicates any unusual behavior or change in client status to nursing staff.
- Inspects and cleans client rooms after client transfer/discharge.
- Maintains client common areas for cleanliness and orderliness.
- Follows basic food safety principles when preparing, handling, and serving client meals.
- Assures delivered meals are date labeled and maintained at the correct safe temperature until served.
- Documents and maintains the daily temperature log of kitchen equipment (refrigerators/freezers).
- Responsible for maintaining a sanitary kitchen and great room area.
- Monitors, inventories, and restocks routine food items, linen, and/or other supplies as needed.
- Transports clients off grounds to appointments for LCHD lab work or external appointments.
- Maintains confidentiality regarding clients/client records.
Scheduled Hours: As needed
Supplemental Information
As the largest human service provider in Lake County, we believe that services must be available without barriers. No residents are turned away due to the inability to pay.
We are looking for passionate, qualified team members, who can help make a difference in our agency, and most importantly, in our community.
You can find additional information about the Lake County Health Department, our culture, and why you should join our team at https://lchdcareers.com .
As a public health department, we believe in the science, data, and power of vaccines, like influenza and COVID-19 vaccines, to protect against and prevent illness. Therefore, we require all Health Department staff to receive the primary series of the COVID-19 vaccine as well as the annual influenza vaccine unless they have an approved medical or religious exemption.
Any offer of employment is conditioned on the successful completion of a background screening, drug and alcohol testing, and may include a pre-employment medical exam.
The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
At this time, you must reside in either Illinois or Wisconsin to work for the Lake County Health Department.
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