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Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (SCADD) is an award-winning organization, and a leading provider of substance use disorder and behavioral health treatment that recognizes our employees as our biggest asset. Join us to find a supportive community dedicated to helping you achieve your fullest potential, and you?ll have an opportunity to make a significant and positive impact on the quality of lives and the community.

We currently have an exceptional career opportunity for a Physician Assistant to join our team and work 1-2 days/week monitoring and treating substance-depending clients in our various programs. Requires a CT PA license, DEA registration and CPR certification.

We are an agency that believes in second changes and the ability of people to find recovery. Our empathetic, compassionate staff are dedicated to supporting people on their pathway to recovery. We provide High-Intensive Residential Treatment, Low-Intensity Residential treatment, Outpatient & Intensive Outpatient, Withdrawal Management, Medication Management, and Recovery Housing:

SCADDS Lebanon Pines program offers long term treatment for men with addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders on a 56-acre campus in southeastern region of Connecticut. ?The Pines? provides a structured recovery environment with a focus on psychosocial aspects of treatment. Residents work on recovery skills, managing the signs and symptoms of relapse and making meaningful lifestyle changes. Under the direction of our skilled and experienced staff, residents learn to recognize their disease, prevent relapse, and develop skills for reintegration into the community.

SCADD?s Transitional Housing is a residential treatment program with locations in Norwich and New London, Connecticut. The program is designed to assist and support men and women in their sobriety. This program affords individuals the opportunity to apply learned recovery skills, precent relapse and promote personal responsibility. Residents can integrate into educational, vocational, familial, and social structures.

SCADD?s Withdrawal Management program is a medically monitored withdrawal management and evaluation program delivered by medical and nursing professionals and enhanced by skilled clinicians and technicians. The services are delivered under a defined set of physicians monitored protocols. Twenty-four-hour nursing observation, medical monitoring and treatment are available on site. Counseling and case management services are available on site seven days per week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

• Perform psychiatric assessments, formulate differential diagnoses, select and initiate appropriate treatment modalities, and order and monitor selected laboratory or routine diagnostic tests.
• Prescribe psychopharmacological agents, administer psychotropic medications, and provide ongoing medication management and related treatments to assigned patients.
• Work to ensure patient?s progress relative to established goals, reviewing and modifying treatment as necessary changes occur in conjunction with the patient and/or family.
• Strive to provide patients with a full range of required treatment services including rehabilitative and support services with an emphasis on patient self-direction.
• Collaborate with psychiatrist as needed to develop the most appropriate and effective psychotropic medication regimen according to the patient?s psychiatric history and active symptoms.
• Collaborate with physician as needed to develop the most appropriate and effective Medication Assisted Treatment regimen according to the patient?s history and active symptoms.
• Assist Clinic staff in coordinating activities of provider and nursing staff relative to medications and the provision of medical and treatment support services.
• Collaborate as needed with staff from other clinical teams and other programs to facilitate continuity of care and appropriate services for eligible consumers.
• Comply with practice standards, policies and procedures and all local, state, and federal laws governing patient care and the rendering of services.
• Maintain responsibility for safe and effective patient care using evidence-based interventions and keeping current with new and proven treatment strategies.

SCADD is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Description:

Located in Hershey, PA, Milton Hershey School (MHS) is a top-notch home and school where over 2,200 pre-K through 12th grade students from disadvantaged backgrounds are provided an extraordinary, cost-free, career-focused education. This is made possible by the generosity of Milton and Catherine Hershey, who established the school in 1909 and ensured it was fully endowed. Thanks to their foresight and generosity, the school has over 12,000 graduates and continues to expand to serve more students.

MHS is hiring married couples to serve as Full-time Flex Houseparents. In this unique and life-changing career, couples reside in on-campus student homes and provide care, guidance, supervision, and support for a group of approximately 8–13 students living in the home. Flex Houseparents play a vital role in creating a structured, family-like environment that fosters students’ academic, emotional, and social development so they can reach their full potential.

Responsibilities include:

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• Providing daily supervision and mentorship
  
• Managing household routines and student schedules
  
• Administering medications and ensuring student wellness
  
• Driving students to activities, as well as planning and actively engaging in developmental and recreational activities with students
  
• Leading daily devotions and accompanying students to Sunday Chapel
  
• Overseeing budgeting and household reporting
  

Upon hire, Flex Houseparents initially support various student homes and follow a working schedule of nine consecutive days on duty, followed by three days off. On weekdays, houseparents have unscheduled time while students are in school. Flex Houseparents eventually transition into a Placed Houseparent role, where they live and work with the same group of students in their own student home.

Benefits include:

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• Salary: $44,768.00 per person (approximately $168,000 total compensation per couple, including free housing, meals while on duty, utilities, and more)
  
• Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings and flexible spending accounts; life insurance; disability options; retirement savings
  
• Relocation assistance and paid training provided
  

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  Paid time off provided at designated times throughout the year
  

Qualifications include:

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• Experience working or volunteering with youth
  
• This is a two-person role for couples legally married for at least two years
  
• Both spouses must be age 27 or older
  
• No more than three dependent children may reside in the student home
  
• Commitment to a smoke-free and weapon-free campus; no alcohol permitted while on duty
  
• Pet limitations: only fish and one dog of approved breeds allowed
  
• Valid U.S. driver’s license and ability to become certified to drive student home vans
  
• Comfort leading students in daily devotions and accompanying them to Judeo-Christian Sunday Chapel services (proselytizing prohibited)
  
• High school diploma or GED required
  
• Ability to lift to 50 lbs.
  
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  Demonstrated integrity and professionalism; MHS staff serve as role models for students
  
  

This is a unique, challenging, and rewarding career and life choice that requires a high level of commitment to student success from both spouses. For consideration, both spouses must complete individual employment applications. To learn more and apply, visit

• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• Paid Meal Period
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Sick Time Accrual
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discounts
• Shift Differential for Weekend, Evening & Night Shifts
• Casual Fridays
• Paid Training and Orientation
• Uniform Allowance
• Longevity Awards

• Supervise and manage nursing staff on your shift - ensuring care delivery meets facility standards and regulatory requirements.
• Perform or oversee resident assessments, monitor health status, and respond to changes in condition; coordinate with physicians and care team as needed.
• Ensure documentation accuracy and compliance - including resident records, care plans, incident reports, regulatory compliance paperwork, and shift handoffs.
• Oversee admissions, transfers, and discharges as assigned; coordinate with appropriate departments to ensure smooth transitions of care.
• Provide direct nursing care when necessary (medications, treatments, IVs, specimen collection, etc.), especially during staffing shortages or emergencies.
• Mentor and support assigned staff (RNs, LPNs, CNAs), provide guidance, and act as point of contact for staff and resident/family issues.
• Ensure unit compliance with facility policies, state/federal regulations, safety and infection-control standards.

• Valid, unrestricted RN license in Connecticut.
• Minimum experience working as an RN in a long-term care or skilled nursing environment; supervisory or charge-nurse experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to assess resident needs, coordinate care, respond to changes in condition, and make sound clinical judgments.
• Dependable, with good attendance and ability to work collaboratively as part of a care team.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (for employee ± dependents)
• 401(k) retirement plan (with employer match or contribution)
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability (as applicable)
• Paid Meal Period
• Paid Time Off (PTO) - vacation, personal days, sick time
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Holiday and Overtime Pay (as per facility policy)
• Shift Differential for Weekend, Evening & Night Shifts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discounts
• Paid Training and Orientation
• Uniform Allowance
• Longevity Awards

• Assist residents with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and personal hygiene.
• Help residents with mobility: transferring, repositioning, ambulation, use of mobility aids as needed.
• Take and record residents' vital signs (e.g. temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiration) and monitor for changes in condition.
• Serve meals and assist with feeding residents who need help; monitor and record intake and output as required.
• Provide basic room care: change bed linens, maintain clean, safe, and sanitary resident rooms and common areas.
• Assist with incontinence care, toileting, and maintaining resident dignity and comfort.
• Observe residents' physical and emotional status; provide companionship and emotional support; alert supervising nurse to any changes or concerns.
• Communicate with residents, families/POAs, and the care team about resident needs, status, and any observed changes.
• Follow all facility policies including infection control, safety procedures, and resident confidentiality.

• Valid Connecticut CNA certification.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Compassionate, resident-centered attitude; strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Physical stamina and ability to lift, turn, move, and assist residents - including bending, standing, walking, and some heavy lifting - as required by resident care.
• Comfortable working in a long-term care or skilled nursing environment; previous experience preferred but not required.
• Dependable attendance and reliability; ability to work collaboratively as part of a care team while respecting resident dignity and safety.

• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Paid Meal Period
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Sick Time Accrual
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discounts
• Shift Differential for Weekend, Evening & Night Shifts
• Casual Fridays
• Paid Training and Orientations
• Uniform Allowance
• Longevity Awards

• Assist residents with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and personal hygiene.
• Help residents with mobility: transferring, repositioning, ambulation, use of mobility aids, as needed.
• Take and record residents' vital signs (e.g. temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiration) and monitor for changes in condition.
• Serve meals and assist with feeding residents who need help; monitor and record intake and output as required.
• Provide basic room care: change bed linens, clean and maintain resident rooms and common areas to ensure a safe, sanitary environment.
• Assist with incontinence care, toileting, and maintaining resident dignity and comfort.
• Observe residents' physical and emotional status; provide companionship and emotional support; alert supervising nurse to any changes or concerns.
• Communicate with residents, families/POAs, and the care team about resident needs, status, and any observed changes.
• Follow all facility policies including infection control, safety procedures, and resident confidentiality.

• Valid CNA certification required for Connecticut.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Compassionate, resident-centered attitude; excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Physical stamina and ability to lift, turn, move, and assist residents - including bending, standing, and walking as required by resident care.
• Comfortable working in a long-term care or skilled nursing environment; previous experience preferred but not required.
• Dependable attendance and reliability; ability to work collaboratively as part of a care team while respecting resident dignity and safety.

• 401(k) retirement plan (with employer match or contribution)
• Paid Meal Period
• CT Paid Leave
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Sick Time Accrual
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discounts
• Shift Differential for Weekend, Evening & Night Shifts
• Casual Fridays
• Paid Training and Orientations
• Uniform Allowance
• Longevity Awards

• Assist residents with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and personal hygiene.
• Help residents with mobility: transferring, repositioning, ambulation, use of mobility aids, as needed.
• Take and record residents' vital signs (e.g. temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiration) and monitor for changes in condition.
• Serve meals and assist with feeding residents who need help; monitor and record intake and output as required.
• Provide basic room care: change bed linens, clean and maintain resident rooms and common areas to ensure a safe, sanitary environment.
• Assist with incontinence care, toileting, and maintaining resident dignity and comfort.
• Observe residents' physical and emotional status; provide companionship and emotional support; alert supervising nurse to any changes or concerns.
• Communicate with residents, families/POAs, and the care team about resident needs, status, and any observed changes.
• Follow all facility policies including infection control, safety procedures, and resident confidentiality.

• Valid CNA certification required for Connecticut.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Compassionate, resident-centered attitude; excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Physical stamina and ability to lift, turn, move, and assist residents - including bending, standing, and walking as required by resident care.
• Comfortable working in a long-term care or skilled nursing environment; previous experience preferred but not required.
• Dependable attendance and reliability; ability to work collaboratively as part of a care team while respecting resident dignity and safety.