We are a nonprofit community mental health center whose mission is to ensure all members of our community have an opportunity to achieve their highest potential for living satisfying, productive, and valued lives.

We are dedicated to developing, organizing and efficiently utilizing resources to plan and provide quality mental health, developmental delay/intellectual disability, and substance use disorder services. We believe all persons should be afforded the opportunity to access community resources.

Persons with mental illness, developmental delay/intellectual disability, and substance use disorder are often devalued. They are segregated from living in the acceptable residence of their choice and from productive participation with their family and friends.

The efforts of Cumberland River Behavioral Health and our associated agencies is focused on empowering individuals to make decisions, preserve friendships, increase family involvement, integrate into the community, live satisfying lives, and to be employed in meaningful activities which are challenging and rewarding.

Cumberland River Behavioral Health is dedicated to planning and providing quality mental health, developmental and intellectual disabilities, and substance use services in our eight county service area, including Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Rockcastle, and Whitley counties.

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Cumberland River Behavioral Health, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other non-merit based factors. In addition to federal law requirements, Cumberland River Behavioral Health, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has operations. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

RHOAR SOS/MT Monitor

Middlesboro, KY

Full Time

Cumberland River Behavioral Health, Inc.

Entry Level

Job Title: SOS/MT Monitor

Summary of Job Duties: The SOS/MT (Safe Off the Streets/Motivational Track) Monitor ensures the safety of clients at all times. To perform safety checks, monitor behavior as well as enforce rules and guidelines.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This position requires high school diploma or equivalent. Knowledge of women’s issues in recovery is helpful. If in recovery, a minimum of 1 year continuous abstinence from drugs/alcohol as well as working an active recovery program is required. Submit to and pass a criminal record check and a drug screening test.

This position reports directly to the SOS Supervisor. Will also be supervised by Shift Supervisor and Program Director.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Include the following:

Ensures safety of all clients in the facility
Maintains client confidentiality, privacy and demonstrate ethical behavior at all times.
Adheres to all policies and procedures
Provides information to potential clients and referral sources/database inputs.
Conducts initial screenings and may be required to maintain waiting lists.
Initiates file on each new client upon admission. Keep file documentation up to date, including progress notes, census forms, discharge sheets, staff notes and other documentation as necessary.
Monitor and document client vital signs.
Monitors the general health of clients, including distressed withdrawal, and refer to outside services when necessary.
Takes appropriate action in crisis situations (violence or threats of violence; suicide and threats of suicide; natural disasters; and health crisis situations when EMS or 911 is necessary).
Performs safety checks on all beds every hour.
Participates in all scheduled trainings and meetings.
Completes all required shift documentation.
Other duties as required.

Required Job Skills:

Oral and Written Communication Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Ability to exercise good judgment, tact, diplomacy and compassion when problem solving, handling conflict or in a crisis situation
Ability to complete record keeping in a timely fashion
Ability to formulate treatment objectives for the person served
Ability to get along with diverse personalities and maintain effective working relationships
Ability to work well with people of all races, backgrounds and needs
Ability to work as part of a comprehensive community mental health team and to positively represent the agency in the community
Knowledgeable of the stages in recovery for behavioral health and/or chemical dependency

Additional Responsibilities:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable the individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physically able to reach, push, pull, stoop, stand, walk and lift up to 20 pounds
Possess a valid Driver’s License, maintain a safe driving record, and maintain the required minimum vehicle insurance amount for the State of Kentucky, if required for job performance.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions or may be off-site from normal office location.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.

Environmental Data and Job Hazards:

Hours of work may be subject to irregular and/or flexible hours based on needs or demands.
Position may require duties to include routine or reasonable anticipated tasks or procedures where there is a degree of actual or potential exposure to blood or other infectious materials.
All staff are required to participate in yearly trainings regarding infection control and safety in the environment including hazardous waste and blood borne pathogens.
All new staff must attend training regarding handling physical, verbal threats, acts of violence or other escalating and potential dangerous situations including when police need to be summoned.
All staff must be certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation within one month of employment and maintain the certification, if providing direct care.

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