Residential Advisor

Job Description

Job Description

Ascensa Health has been named one of Newsweek's top 10 treatment centers in Georgia!

Serving the Atlanta community for 60 years; providing comprehensive Substance Abuse Treatment and an integrated system of care, our mission is to provide a behavioral health system of care that sustains long term recovery from the disease of addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders and returns the at-risk individual to their families and communities. Our staff are passionate about the work we do and come together each day to make a difference in the lives of our clients and the Atlanta community.

Currently, we are seeking Residential Advisors for the following :

Full time Men's Residential M-F 3p-11p and 11p-7a

Full time Detox M-F 3p-11p

Part Time Weekends

Duties include, but are not limited to the following :

• Meets and greets residents; checks guests and service providers in / out.
• Answering multi-line phones and responding to requests immediately.
• Able to understand and react to emergencies.
• Accurately maintain daily logs, records and forms.
• Ensure residents are supervised at all times by monitoring their whereabouts.
• Overseeing residents' well-being within bedroom spaces / overnight with 1 hour bed checks.
• Maintaining harmony by redirecting behaviors.
• Supervising individual needs including phone calls, laundry, and meals.
• Maintaining order and cleanliness by overseeing chores.
• Ensuring program rules and procedures are consistently applied.
• Respectfully reinforcing socially acceptable behaviors (i.e. manners, eating habits, safety, bully-free),
• Modeling and promoting self-esteem, healthy boundaries, good hygiene, and appropriate appearance.
• Teaching thoughtful decision-making and encouraging positive coping skills.
• Maintaining complete confidentiality for every resident, and modeling professionalism in all interactions. Protecting patients’ rights through strong adherence of HIPPA regulations
• Conducting house / room inspections, and (limited) body checks to secure potentially hazardous materials.
• Conducting drug screens.
• Monitoring interactions between residents.
• Overseeing and logging medications for individual residents.
• Completing Shift Notes
• Notifying the House Supervisor of all medical concerns, incidents, and other emergencies.

Qualified candidates will demonstrate the following skills / abilities :

EOE / Drug Free Workplace