Program Coordinator, Peace Hospital, 3L Adolescent, 3p-11p at UofL Health

Primary Location: Peace - LouisvilleAddress: 2020 Newburg Rd.
Louisville KY 40205
Shift: Second Shift (United States of America)Job Description Summary: UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals four medical centers nearly 200 physician practice locations more than 700 providers the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.With more than 12000 team membersphysicians surgeons nurses pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionalsUofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.Job Description: The Behavioral Health Program Coordinator is responsible for planning organizing directing coordinating and implementing the structured therapeutic program activities for individuals and groups of patients of an assigned patient care unit for a specific shift. The role may provide care to various patient populations including pediatrics adolescents adults and geriatrics.Essential Functions:Monitors therapeutic milieu to identify need to initiate structured interventions to ensure that patients are engaged and needs are met and acts as a patient advocate by ensuring each individuals rights are maintained at all timesProvides leadership and guidance to unit staff in collaboration with the nursing leadership as it relates to programming and interventions to achieve and maintain a therapeutic milieuStays informed regarding changing status of all patients on the unit and in collaboration with the nursing leadership assists in providing leadership to maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for patients and staff utilizing proactive techniques to de-escalate the milieu and/or individualsParticipates in development implementation and utilization of therapeutic milieu activities and interventionsIntervenes to facilitate crisis intervention or conflict resolution for patients within the unit milieu during assigned shift; responds to codes on own unit in a timely manner using procedures established by policyPerforms specific functions and skills to assist the nursing staff in providing patient care as needed; to include specimen collection hygiene and activities of daily livingCoordinates and communicates with the patients families physicians and other related health disciplines regarding patients needs as it relates to program interventions and activitiesShift Requirements:Shift Length (in hours):8 12 hours# Shifts/Week:3 5 shiftsOvertime Required: Infrequently Sometimes Often n/a (exempt position)Other Functions:If required by position/department operations: Must achieve and maintain Transportation Dept. authorization to operate facility vehiclesPerforms delegated and ancillary basic nursing skills including activities of daily living monitoring of patient condition and vital signs body mechanics providing nutritional support and other activities as appropriate to clinical service in accordance with hospital standards nursing standards of care and policies and proceduresPerforms functional assignments per unit standards of care including such activities as patient admission and discharge procedures unit environmental organizational tasks and others as appropriate to serviceMaintains compliance with all company policies procedures and standards of conductComplies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all timesPerforms other duties as assignedAdditional Job Description:Education:Bachelors degree counseling psychology psychology or other closely related health degree (required)In lieu of Bachelors degree a minimum of 5 years clinical experience specific to unit program and field.Masters degree in counseling psychology psychology or other closely related behavioral health degree (preferred)Licensure:If required by position/department operations active drivers license authorizationCertification:Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)Facility determined crisis intervention training program (required)Required Experience:IC Key Skills Project / Program Management,Program Management,Developmental Disabilities Experience,Organizational skills,Data Collection,Meeting Facilitation,Utilization Review,Administrative Experience,Program Development,Public Speaking,Supervising Experience,Social Work Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1