Overnight Withdrawal Management Technician
Summary
Provide direct care to clients undergoing detoxification, monitor vital signs, document health status, and assist with medication management under clinical supervision in a withdrawal management program.
Withdrawal Management Technician
Position Classification: Non-exempt, full-time, with benefits (Medical, dental, vision insurance, 401K, paid sick days and vacations)
Accountable to: Program Director
County contracts mandate all Pathway Society employees to be fully vaccinated
Withdrawal Management Technician Position Description:
Pathway Society is seeking individuals with experience in working with substance use populations for it’s Withdrawal Management program. Wthdrawal Management technicians will provide direct care to clients under the direction of the facility’s Program Director. All Withdrawal Management technicians will be required to take up to 20 hours of training in withdrawal management protocols, state regulations, substance use conditions and the electronic health record.
Withdrawal Management Technician Primary Benefits:
Withdrawal Management Technician Primary Responsibilities:
- Support and care for clients in the detoxification process
- Conduct regular checks on clients’ physical & mental status and conduct regular and timely client safety and health checks per documented protocol
- Monitor client status with facility provided tools
- Take vitals at prescribed intervals
- Document client activity in charts & shift change logs
- Conduct medication room duties such as monitoring clients taking medication, logging medications in the electronic health record and storing medications using documented protocols
- Pick up medications/provide transportation if approved to do so
- Perform safety checks before client admission and ensure cleanliness of office and client areas, and perform activities related to bed management
- Perform urinalysis / breathalyzer tests as needed
- Assist with the paperwork for client admission & discharge from the program
- Perform other tasks related to client care as directed by the Nurse Practitioner
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of Pathway Society to provide equal employment opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, disability, medical condition, gender, age, sexual orientation or marital status.