Residential Advisor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Job Info

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Department:

OBGYN-Horizons - 412480

Career Area :

Other

Posting Open Date:

04/18/2023

Application Deadline:

12/06/2024

Position Type:

Temporary Staff (SHRA)

Position Title :

Residential Advisor

Position Number:

20037159

Vacancy ID:

S021207

Full-time/Part-time:

Part-Time Temporary

Hours per week:

28

Work Schedule:

3rd shift weekdays and weekends

Hiring Range:

$16/per hour

Proposed Start Date:

05/15/2023

Estimated Duration of Appointment:

Occasional/Intermittent

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

Position Summary:

UNC Horizons Program seeks a Residential Advisor to work in our residential treatment program for women with substance abuse issues and their children located in Chapel Hill.

These programs operate 24/7, 365 days a year. This position involves both structured and informal direct client service and supervision; documentation; transporting residents in a state van; general upkeep of program facility; observing urine drug screens; observing patient medication administration; and providing structured childcare while residents are at meetings or appointments. Staff in this position receive clinical supervision and ongoing training to support career development including support and maintenance of a NC Peer Support Credential.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

Requires professionalism along with the ability to take initiative, use good judgment and multi-task.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

Knowledge of or interest in gender-specific substance abuse treatment is preferred.

Valid NC driver's license required.

Special Physical/Mental Requirements:

Must be able to ascend and descend stairs with or without accommodation.

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities:

Not Applicable.

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