Sober Support Unit (SSU) Emergency Medical Tech-Contingent

Job Summary

As an Emergency Medical Technician (Basic or Paramedic) on the Sober Support Unit (SSU), you work as part of a multidisciplinary team to monitor and assist individuals in acute detox situations. The SSU is a short-term, 24-hour program for adults experiencing the effects of drug and alcohol misuse. The goal is to provide a safe, supportive environment and a connection to follow-up treatment.

Essential Functions

• Perform initial and ongoing care assessments for individuals with chronic or non-urgent health issues. 
• Monitor person’s served health 
• Obtain and monitor vital signs to ensure stable health and safe withdrawal. 
• Assist with medication: Help individuals self-administer medication as ordered by a physician. 
• Document all care: Complete detailed, timely, and accurate documentation of all assessments, interventions, and observations. 
• Administer first aid for any health conditions. 
• Intervene in detox situations: Provide immediate assistance and intervention for individuals experiencing acute symptoms of detoxification. 
• Maintain a supportive environment: Contribute to a non-judgmental, engaging, and empathic atmosphere. 
• Collaborate with the team: Work effectively with other staff, such as peer support specialists, to provide integrated care. 
• Other duties as assigned 

Job Requirements and Qualifications

Education: 

• High School Diploma or GED

Training Requirements (licenses, programs, or certificates): 

• Certified Emergency Medical Technician (Basic or Paramedic) license 

• BLS Certification 

Experience Requirements:

• Experience in providing services to Individual’s with Substance Use Disorders, Mental Illness, Serious Emotional Disturbance, or with Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities preferred.
• Experience in providing services in the public sector preferred. 

Job Specific Competencies/Skills:

• Ability to build positive relationships with contractors and community partners. 
• Knowledge of Health Care Systems desired 
• Knowledge of OCHN Substance Use Disorder and Core Provider Agencies and services 
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment. 
• Demonstrated effective negotiation skills. 
• Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills. 
• Demonstrated effective computer skills with Word, Excel, database, and other relevant software programs. 

Oakland Community Health Network’s Core Competencies:

• Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization; demonstrating loyalty to the organization and its mission and values; maintaining social, ethical, and organizational norms; firmly adhering to codes of conduct and ethical principles. (Integrity/Building Trust)
• Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships, recognizing that the ultimate customer is the person served. (Customer Focus)
• Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application. (Continuous Learning) 
• Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence in addition to consciously adopting organizational standards of excellence. (Work Standards)
• Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. (Communication)

Additional Information

Travel required, physical requirements, on-call schedules, etc.: 

• Must have available means of transportation to and from OCHN and for required offsite meetings or site visits.
• Must be available for meetings and events which may occur outside of standard office hours.
• Work performed primarily in an office environment. 
• The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

OCHN is committed to building a diverse team and fostering an inclusive and equitable culture. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces and encourages our employees' differences. This includes (but is not limited to) ability, age, color, family type, gender expression and identity, individual expression, medical conditions, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, and all other diverse and wonderful characteristics.