Program Coordinator, Peace Hospital, 3L Adolescent, 3p-11p

Position Overview

Location: Peace - Louisville

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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 12,000 team members – physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals – UofL Health is focused on one mission:

Key Responsibilities

• Monitors therapeutic milieu to identify need to initiate structured interventions to ensure that patients are engaged and their needs are met, acting as a patient advocate to maintain each individual's rights at all times.
• Provides leadership and guidance to unit staff, in collaboration with nursing leadership, regarding programming and interventions to achieve and maintain a therapeutic milieu.
• Stays informed regarding the changing status of all patients on the unit and, in collaboration with nursing leadership, assists in maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment using proactive de-escalation techniques.
• Participates in the development, implementation, and utilization of therapeutic milieu activities and interventions.
• Intervenes to facilitate crisis intervention or conflict resolution for patients during the assigned shift and responds to codes on the unit in a timely manner per established procedures.
• Performs specific functions and skills to assist nursing staff in patient care, including specimen collection, hygiene, and daily living activities.
• Coordinates and communicates with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare professionals regarding patient needs related to program interventions and activities.
• If required by department operations, achieves and maintains Transportation Dept. authorization to operate facility vehicles.
• Performs delegated and ancillary basic nursing skills, including activities of daily living, monitoring patient conditions and vital signs, body mechanics, and nutritional support in accordance with hospital standards.
• Executes functional assignments per unit standards of care, such as patient admission and discharge procedures and unit organizational tasks.
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures, and standards of conduct, including HIPAA privacy and security requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in counseling psychology, psychology or another closely related health field (required); or a minimum of 5 years clinical experience specific to the unit, program, and field.
• Active driver's license authorization if required by position/department operations.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) and a facility-determined crisis intervention training program (Requirements: both required).

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Master's degree in counseling psychology, psychology or another closely related behavioral health field (preferred).