Recovery Care Specialist

Company: Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorde
Location: Columbiana
Posted on: November 23, 2021

Job Description:

**Full Time & Part / Night Shift, Day Shift & PRN Available**Position SummaryThe Recovery Care Specialist promotes clients' involvement in the treatment program. Recovery Care Specialists assist clients in various clinical, nutritional and administrative activities as directed, to ensure optimal client outcome.Essential Responsibilities

• Manages the daily milieu at Magnolia Creek Treatment Center, assisting with program activities, observations, charting progress/improvement/decline, etc.
• Consistently maintains the privacy and confidentiality requirements and regulations.
• Becomes familiar with the histories and needs of clients and identifies cues and behaviors that may indicate a change in the client's status.
• Under the direction of the Lead Recovery Care Specialist, provides appropriate emotional support to clients.
• Spends one on one time with clients during scheduled activities and leisure time.
• Communicates pertinent patient information to the Clinical Director as well as to the treatment team, as appropriate.
• Responsible for maintaining proper and timely documentation regarding client's progress. Alerts management and Therapists of client concerns or problems.
• Day and evening shift Recovery Care Specialists are required to eat meals with the clients, providing role modeling healthy food and body image behaviors.
  • Observes client behavior during and after meals.
  • Assists in various nutritional activities including but not limited to, meal preparation, grocery shopping, meal outings, supervision of exercise and other activities assigned by the clinical staff and/or the Dietitian.
  • Demonstrates proper food safety and handling standards when preparing/serving meals to the clients.
  • Assist with housekeeping duties, including cleaning of facilities (i.e. taking out trash, loading and unloading dishwasher, laundry, running errands and other duties as assigned).
  • Assist with tours for clients, family members, students, visitors and interested parties as requested.
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications related to Magnolia Creek Mission and population.ISJP123Education and ExperiencePosition requires a 1 + years of related experience. Bachelor's Degree preferred. Experience with eating disorders is strongly preferred.Other RequirementsPosition requires incumbent to have a valid driver's license and vehicle insurance.Magnolia Creek Treatment Center reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains "At-Will." The aforementioned job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.ISJP123

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