The posting
Department:
36608 Floyd Behavioral Health Services - Behavioral Health O/P: Adult Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
Status:
Full time
Benefits Eligible:
Yes
Hours Per Week:
40
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Monday-Friday, 8-4:30. No major holidays or weekends
Pay Range:
$28.55 - $42.85
Major Responsibilities:
- Provision of Care: Responsible daily for the coordination of patient care through the following duties: Facilitates group therapy, relapse prevention, coping skills, identifies healthy recovery environments, risk for relapse, and or develops programming and therapeutic treatment for identified patients. Supervises patients during program hours. Establishes and maintains positive relationships with patients, physicians, allied health professionals, and all referral sources. Works cooperatively with Program Manager in program development. Assists in the service to the patients. Supervises patients as they enter and leave PHP and get on off transportation vans. Assists in supervision with patients as needed and provide one-on-one interventions with patients to de-escalate behaviors. Performs therapeutic holds on patients as needed. Attends debriefings on patients as needed.
- Documentation and Management of Medical Record: Completes appropriate documentation - treatment plans, assessments, progress notes, weekly updates and group notes in specified time limits. Documents calls and related information on designated forms. Participates in discharge planning and referral contacts, and verifies follow through and documentation of discharge plans. Checks and audits charts for documentation and or charge errors. Assist interns with documentation as needed. Assists in taking daily attendance of program patients and call patients, parents guardians if patients are absent and document this in the medical record
- Communication Team Work Conduct: Communicates treatment issues and medication concerns to the staff nurse and or physician daily and or as needed. Participates in treatment teams with other staff persons and helps write treatment plan reviews in conjunction with treatment team members. Attends staff meetings as needed. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with managers, supervisors, coworkers, and staff of other departments. Performs other duties needed to maintain safe and therapeutic clinical environment. Demonstrates conduct in keeping with Floyd Medical Center's ethical standards. Errors may be serious and may involve injury to patient, staff or self. Works constantly with confidential information and must constantly make decisions concerning true emotional status of patients, i.e., ability to harm self others. Requires frequent contact with others to do job. Involves daily interactions with psychiatrist nurses, social services, occupational therapist and patient to provide appropriate services and programs to patient. Will also involve contact with family and outside agencies for patient care on a daily basis.
- Standards policy and Procedure: Stays abreast of organization’s programs and services. Supports organization’s customer service philosophy. Responsible for completion of required facility and departmental education under the direction of the department manager. Attendance of in-service programs as mandated per policy.
- Participation in the General Operation of Department: Responsibly manages resources in a conscientious manner. Assist in maintaining a clean and neat physical environment on the unit, including cleaning storage areas, stocking storage areas with supplies, cleaning and maintaining group rooms in compliance with infection prevention standards. Seeks and identifies opportunities to improve care, patient flow or utilization of resources. Participates in process improvement initiatives for the department and facility as directed. Participates in the orientation and supervision of new employees and students. Assist in orienting new staff to PHP including rules of PHP and interaction with patients. Assist marketing in promoting for PHP by representing Floyld Behavioral at schools and other marketing venues. Participates in training and development activities to enhance own knowledge and skills.
- Machine, Tools, and Equipment used on the job: Computer, calculator, photocopier, telephone, fax machine
Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
None Required
Education Required:
Master’s Degree in counseling, social work, or related field from an accredited college.
Experience Required:
3 years of related experience.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Knowledge of specialized practices, equipment, and procedures.
- Knowledge regarding Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and how to apply to a group setting.
- Employee will obtain initial CPR and CPI certification within 90 days of employment.
- Proven ability to effectively work with others at all levels within and outside Floyd.
- Sound judgement and ability to organize.
- Ability to interact with persons in a therapeutic community.
- Minimal experience in provision of services.
- Duty of Care must be exercised with those persons who are currently in recovery or experience a relapse while employed; therefore it is necessary that a minimum of a two year period away from clinical duties be observed after the acknowledgement of a problem and/or relapse along with treatment completion. This enables the protection of the individuals served and the recovering person as well.
- Demonstrates a working knowledge of the CFR 42 laws.
- Demonstrates understanding of the DSM manual
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
