Human Services Prog Spprt Tech

University of North Carolina, United States

Updated: about 1 year ago
Location: Chapel Hill, NORTH CAROLINA
Job Type: PartTime
Deadline: 17 Mar 2023

Posting Information
Posting Information


Department OBGYN-Horizons - 412480
Career Area Other
Posting Open Date 03/01/2023
Application Deadline 03/17/2023
Position Type Temporary Staff (SHRA)
Position Title Human Services Prog Spprt Tech
Position Number 20037155
Vacancy ID S020989
Full-time/Part-time Part-Time Temporary
Hours per week 28
Work Schedule
2nd Shift, 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm, weekdays and weekends
Position Location North Carolina, US
Hiring Range $16/per hour
Proposed Start Date 03/20/2023
Estimated Duration of Appointment Occasional/Intermittent

Position Information


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
The Horizons Program is a regional perinatal/maternal substance abuse treatment program of the Department of OB-GYN at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This program provides comprehensive, gender specific outpatient and residential treatment for pregnant women and mothers and their children. In our program, a pregnant woman or a mother and her children age 0-11 may reside in their own apartment for up to one year. The mother works on her recovery from active addiction, trauma and other mental health issues, parenting, and education and employment for self-sufficiency. The children who reside with the mother receive comprehensive evaluations and treatment as indicated.
Residential Advisors provide individual and family support to the families in the UNC Horizons program. This position is for a residential advisor that will provide support to the women and children in the Sunrise program. The RAs provide transportation, recovery support, observed urine drug screens, observation of medication self-administration, and basic life skills support. All staff are responsible to ensure the safety of the women and children in our program by conducting rounds. Residential advisors are also responsible for ensuring that the apartments are ready for incoming patients, searching program participant belongings, conducting random apartment searches, and other duties as assigned by the Lead RA or the Program Manager.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
A valid NC driver’s license is required.
Requires professionalism along with the ability to take initiative, use good judgment and multi-task.
Must be able to assist with apartment preparation for new patients.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Prefer a candidate who has knowledge of, or interest in gender-specific, substance abuse treatment.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Must be able to ascend/descend stairs to complete rounds to check on patients. Must be able to assist patients with moving in/out of the apartment.
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.
Special Instructions
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Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

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