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Ascensa Health

Residential Advisor/ Behavior Health Technician

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What they do

A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.

$36,127 / year median in Georgia

+8% projected growth

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Job Description

Ascensa Health has been named one of Newsweek's top 10 treatment centers in Georgia! Serving the Atlanta community for over 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/ BHT's for the following: Full time Men's Residential and Detox M-F 3p-11p and 11p-7a Part Time Weekends (Men's Residential, Women's Residential, Detox) 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: Social perceptiveness and service oriented Punctual and self-disciplined High accuracy and extreme confidentiality a MUST . Detailed oriented and very organized. Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information. Ability to communicate effectively in-person and on the telephone. Ability to relate to persons with diverse educational, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds. Ability to work quickly and multi-task. Ability to demonstrate high quality customer service. EOE/ Drug Free Workplace