Job Information
Acadia Healthcare Medication Aide in Wilmington, North Carolina
Description
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
Works with our admitting patients by completing vitals, pre-admission tests, intake documentation
Completes vitals, performs various tests (glucose, UDS, HcG, etc.)
Performs patient rounds
Medication Administration
Assists with patient/luggage/room searches
Transports patients as requested
Performs administrative duties associated with the nursing/medical department (lab reports, ordering supplies, patient census, etc.)
Requirements:
Current NC CNA certification
Current Medication Aide Certification
ability to administer medications (training available on site).
Valid Driver's License with an acceptable driving record
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
Preferred:
Experience working with substance use and mental health disorders
Knowledge of 12-step programs
BENEFITS:
Full-time position, 12-hour shifts (that means you are generally off 4 days per week!)
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)
For the 5th consecutive year, Wilmington Treatment Center has been recognized by Newsweek magazine as one of the best Addiction Treatment Centers in the US. We are North Carolina's premier substance abuse recovery hospital and rehabilitation center located in the beachside community of Wilmington, NC. What began as a 22 bed hospital on one campus in 1984 has grown into a 260 bed hospital spanning 3 campuses - and we are still growing! 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 feeling 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
Customer Focus: Advanced
Communication: Advanced
Safety Minded: Expert
Behaviors
Required
Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Motivations
Required
Job Security: Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe
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
Licenses & Certifications
Required
Medication Aide
Drivers License
Cert Nursing Asst
Experience
Required
1 year: Certified Medication Aide
1 year: Certified Nursing Assistant
Preferred
- Working with patients with substance use and/or mental health disorders
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)