POSITION SUMMARY:

Person in this position is responsible for the intensive outpatient for women with substance abuse or co-occurring disorders. Essential Job Functions include those listed below.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Maintains and demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the concepts of a patient's care and supervision. Responsible for supervising each medical and general health history of all participants. Ensure that each individual receives the best possible care. Oversees the administration of medications according to policies and procedures, controlling schedules and doses and ensuring that they are administered to clients when necessary. Verify, keep up to date and sign the medication record of the participants. Help perform regular exams and routine checkups on participants. Observe, understand and manage health problems peculiar to the participants served. Assist the contracted physician, with basic medical examinations and the administration of prescribed treatments. Help maintain a record for your participants in order to have accurate records of the participant's medical history, treatment plan, and progress. Participates in the creation and implementation of protocols for the treatment of the participant and documents the medical record according to the treatment plan. Help perform prescribed tests on your participants, such as vital signs, blood pressure, temperature, breathing, pulse, and blood sugar checks. Responsible for ensuring that participants receive all appropriate services Provide help so that participants feel that their physical, social and affective needs are resolved. You must be an understanding, loving person with positive energy. Completes required documentation, including progress notes, behavioral observations, incident reports, and other appropriate documentation and within set deadlines. Reports and/or documents participants' observations and contributes to treatment decisions. Other assigned tasks focused on the participant. Must Embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision, and goals of WestCare Foundation; and Perform all other duties as assigned.