Position Summary:

Functions as primary intensive outpatient counselor for women with substance abuse or co-occurring disorders.

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 clients. Ensure that each client 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 clients. Help perform regular exams and routine checkups on clients. Observe, understand, and manage health problems peculiar to the clients served. Assist the contracted physician, with basic medical examinations and the administration of prescribed treatments. Help maintain a record for your clients to have accurate records of the client's medical history, treatment plan, and progress.Participates in the creation and implementation of protocols for the treatment of the client and documents the medical record according to the treatment plan. Help perform prescribed tests on your clients, such as vital signs, blood pressure, temperature, breathing, pulse, and blood sugar checks. Responsible for ensuring that clients receive all appropriate services Provide help so that clients 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 clients' observations and contributes to treatment decisions. Other assigned tasks focused on the client.