Lodge Manager-PRN

UHS • College Park, GA

6d

About The Position

The Lodge Manager provides direct care to adult patients with psychiatric disorders and is primarily responsible for ensuring their safety and well-being in the Lodge and/or apartments. The role requires verbal and written communication, extensive sitting, writing, and telephone use, and the ability to assist with crisis intervention and physical intervention with out-of-control patients. The position is described as having medium mental demands.

The Lodge Manager orients new patients to the Lodge and explains its rules, monitors the Lodge and completes rounds and checklists, monitors vital signs as assigned, and inventories and secures patients’ belongings—including valuables and hazards—with appropriate admission documentation. Before leaving the building, the manager distributes the completed Bedboard to incoming staff. Any suspected abuse must be reported to the Nurse, Social Worker or Therapist, or Risk Manager.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Ability to assist in crisis intervention and physical intervention with out-of-control patients.
• Ability to perform work involving extensive sitting, writing, and telephone use.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care to adult patients with psychiatric disorders and help ensure their safety and well-being in the Lodge and/or apartments.
• Orient new patients to the Lodge and communicate rules to patients.
• Monitor the Lodge, complete rounds, and fill out the Lodge Checklist.
• Distribute the completed Bedboard to incoming staff before leaving the building.
• Monitor vital signs as assigned.
• Inventory and secure patients’ belongings, including valuables and hazards, and document them appropriately on admission.
• Report suspected abuse to the Nurse, Social Worker or Therapist, or Risk Manager.
• Assist with crisis intervention and physical intervention with out-of-control patients.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed