Medical Technician - MLK BHC Residential

HealthRIGHT 360 gives hope, builds health, and changes lives for people in need by providing comprehensive, integrated, compassionate care that includes primary medical care, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment.

HealthRIGHT 360 offers residential treatment services designed to serve individuals and families with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders. Our program helps clients address addiction and related issues, increase skills, manage stressors, connect to supportive service, and build a foundation for lasting recovery. Residential programs run 24/7 and Individual and group therapy, family therapy, individualized case management, treatment planning, drug and alcohol counseling, Medication support services, and crisis intervention.

Benefits and perks:
• HR360 offers a robust benefits package, including PTO, 15 paid holidays, commuter benefits, retirement plans, and more!
• Employees qualify for public loan forgiveness programs
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Work with mission driven, compassionate colleagues and make a difference every day in the work that you do.


This is a union eligible position.

JOB SUMMARY
HealthRIGHT 360, a family of programs, operates in 11 counties throughout California. Offering a
comprehensive range of medical and behavioral health services, HealthRIGHT 360 serves marginalized
communities, including primary care, mental health support, detoxification, residential and outpatient
substance use disorder treatment, and transitional services tailored to individuals involved in the criminal
justice system.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Behavioral Health Center (MLK BHC) is a program of HealthRIGHT 360 and is
contracted with the Department of Public Health's Substance Abuse Prevention and Control (SAPC)
program. MLK BHC offers residential Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) services for a maximum of 99 adult individuals,
comprising 33 beds each for judicially involved men, men, and women. MLK BHC collaborates closely with
other Behavioral Health Center programs to ensure a comprehensive range of services for low-income
and Medi-Cal-eligible individuals. Situated on the Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital campus in the
Willowbrook area of South Los Angeles, the program serves residents of all Los Angeles County.
The Medical Technician (Med Tech) works in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary
team to ensure best possible treatment outcome for the client and provide treatment in accordance with
HealthRIGHT 360’s philosophy, goals, policies, mission, and vision. Med Tech provides facility coverage by
supervising the clients during medication line, withdrawal management, and free time. This position is
customer service-focused and is quick to take the lead in providing crisis intervention and client
stabilization. Med Tech assists clients in self-administering their medication, teaches clients to self manage their illness and physical health condition, coaches clients to keep appointments with primary
care physicians or other health appointments, screens clients for symptoms of common infectious diseases, and follows established policies and procedures to triage client medical complaints and links
clients to the appropriate level of care.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Direct Service:
• Assist with assessment, intake, transition, and discharge of clients entering/exiting the withdrawal
management unit.
• Monitor clients’ progress in withdrawal management and maintain strong communication with
the medical team.
• Provide alcohol and drug counseling and support, maintain appropriate/ethical boundaries with
all clients, monitor client conduct, record client activity, and inform treatment team of potential
concerns.
• Provide medical and behavioral crisis intervention and triage clients as needed within scope of
practice.
• Demonstrate strong crisis intervention and client stabilization skills.
• Monitor the medication line and observe client’s medication self-administration.
• Document client’s medication self-administration with accuracy.
• Collect, organize, and report results of daily urinalyses.
Facility Operations:
• Act as liaison for removal of biohazardous waste.
• Maintain stock of OTC medications and First Aid supplies.
• Perform periodic facility checks to ensure and maintain the safety and security of the facility.
• Complete detox rounds and behavioral support rounds at 30-minute intervals and document each
round accurately.
• As needed, assist with duties of checking in visitors and monitoring visits, ensuring clients sign
in/out with a valid pass, monitoring clients when they return from off-site passes, and checking
all bags upon entering the facility.
• Sign emergenc