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About the Role
The Alcoholism Rehab Assistant at United Health Services (UHS) supports adults in addiction recovery through hands-on patient care, therapeutic engagement, and safety-focused monitoring. This role assists with activities of daily living, patient rounding, and documentation that directly influence care outcomes in an inpatient behavioral health setting. The Alcoholism Rehab Assistant helps create a compassionate, recovery-oriented environment grounded in teamwork, trust, and connection. This role offers purpose-driven work, strong collaboration, and the opportunity to grow while making an impact on our community.
Responsibilities
- Assist patients with activities of daily living (ADLs)—including hygiene, grooming, meals, and hydration—to promote comfort, dignity, and participation in treatment
- Measure and document clinical observations (vital signs, weight, intake/output) accurately and timely to support patient monitoring and clinical decision-making
- Perform patient rounding according to organizational standards to reinforce safety, therapeutic structure, and recovery-focused engagement
- Observe patient behavior and milieu activity and communicate relevant updates to the Charge Nurse to support early identification of concerns and appropriate interventions
- Provide recovery-oriented support and therapeutic engagement by modeling healthy coping strategies and reinforcing program philosophy with patients and families
- Facilitate patient discussion groups related to key steps in recovery as assigned, supporting peer connection and treatment participation
- Complete documentation (progress notes and therapeutic environment flow sheets) after completing required in-services, under the supervision of the Charge Nurse, to ensure accurate and compliant records
- Contribute to patient safety and unit stability by maintaining consistent presence, using supportive communication, and reinforcing structured routines in a fast-paced care setting
- Escalate changes in patient condition or safety concerns promptly to the Charge Nurse, supporting timely clinical evaluation and continuity of care
- Support a therapeutic environment by assisting with patient engagement throughout the shift, helping reduce barriers to participation in recovery activities
- Maintain a clean, organized unit environment by completing assigned housekeeping tasks (e.g., wiping surfaces, emptying waste, refrigerator defrosting) to support infection prevention and patient experience
- Provide team support for clinical workflow by filing, organizing charts, and preparing admission/transfer/discharge documentation to sustain unit efficiency and readiness
- Protect patient privacy and confidentiality by following HIPAA requirements and using appropriate discretion in all verbal, written, and electronic communications
- Adhere to infection prevention and patient safety standards including hand hygiene, environmental cleaning expectations, and required personal protective equipment (PPE) use per organizational policy
- Complete required training, in-services, and competency validations within established timelines, including documentation standards for progress notes and therapeutic environment flow sheets
- Use professional, respectful communication and boundaries to support a recovery-focused, trauma-informed environment for patients and families
- Perform duties in accordance with established escalation pathways and work under the direction of nursing leadership to ensure safe, consistent care delivery
- Safeguard sensitive data by following established security policies and procedures, using systems responsibly, and promptly reporting potential security incidents, risks, or policy violations
- As applicable to your role, support cybersecurity and data protection requirements throughout the supplier lifecycle by coordinating vendor risk assessments, monitoring third-party compliance, and promptly reporting identified supply chain or cybersecurity risks
- Promote a culture of connection and belonging by collaborating with colleagues and contributing to a supportive team environment where every connection matters
- Accept additional responsibilities assigned to meet patient care needs and support overall unit operations
- Demonstrate UHS Values of Compassion, Trust, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation in all daily work and interactions
- Execute responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies, procedures, and applicable regulations
- Perform additional responsibilities as required to meet department and organizational needs
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
Skills
- Direct patient care
- Therapeutic engagement
- Safety-focused monitoring
- Activities of daily living assistance
- Patient rounding
- Documentation
- Behavioral health setting experience
- Teamwork
- Trust
- Connection
- Clinical observations
- Vital signs measurement
- Weight measurement
- Intake/output measurement
- Milieu observation
- Communication with Charge Nurse
- Recovery-oriented support
- Healthy coping strategies modeling
- Program philosophy reinforcement
- Patient discussion group facilitation
- Peer connection support
- Treatment participation support
- Progress notes completion
- Therapeutic environment flow sheets completion
- Patient safety
- Unit stability
- Supportive communication
- Structured routines reinforcement
- Escalation of patient condition changes
- Escalation of safety concerns
- Patient engagement
- Housekeeping tasks
- Infection prevention
- Filing
- Organizing charts
- Admission documentation
- Transfer documentation
- Discharge documentation
- HIPAA compliance
- Patient privacy
- Confidentiality
- Infection prevention standards
- Patient safety standards
- Hand hygiene
- Environmental cleaning
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) use
- Training completion
- In-service completion
- Competency validation
- Professional communication
- Respectful communication
- Boundaries maintenance
- Trauma-informed environment support
- Escalation pathways adherence
- Nursing leadership direction
- Data safeguarding
- Security policies adherence
- System usage responsibility
- Security incident reporting
- Risk reporting
- Policy violation reporting
- Cybersecurity requirements support
- Data protection requirements support
- Vendor risk assessment coordination
- Third-party compliance monitoring
- Supply chain risk reporting
- Cybersecurity risk reporting
- Culture of connection promotion
- Belonging promotion
- Collaboration
- Supportive team environment contribution
- UHS Values demonstration
Location
- UHS Binghamton General Hospital
Work Type
- Per Diem
- As needed
Experience Level
- Up to 1 year of direct experience performing the exact or very similar duties required by the job within the same role or function
- Up to 1 year of customer/patient-facing experience directly interacting and communicating with the public
- Up to 1 year of technical/systems experience using specialized tools, software, or equipment required for the role
- Up to 1 year of experience in the same work environment or setting (hospital, practice, department/division)
Education Level
- High School Diploma or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $17.05 - $22.17 per hour
Benefits
- This position is not eligible for benefits.
About the Company
- United Health Services (UHS) is a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system in New York’s Southern Tier comprising four hospitals, long-term care and home care services, and physician practices in Broome and surrounding counties.
- UHS provides healthcare and medical services for two-thirds of the region’s population, produces $1.3 billion a year in total economic impact, and boasts a workforce of more than 6,300 employees and providers.
- At UHS, our work is guided by our Values of Compassion, Trust, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation.
- Whether you provide direct patient care or support behind the scenes, you are part of a shared purpose: to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve.
- Every employee plays a meaningful role in fulfilling our mission—we’d love for you to consider joining us!
Equal Opportunity
- United Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.