PATIENT CARE COORD

UHS•Memphis, TN

106d

About The Position

Patient Care Coordinator - Outpatient Program Compass Intervention Center is seeking a dynamic and talented Patient Care Coodinator. Our mission is to provide superior behavioral healthcare services that patients recommend to family and friends; physicians choose for their patients; purchasers select for their clients; and employees are proud of. Compass Intervention Center believes and applies the following principles: service excellence, continuous improvement in measurable ways, employee development, ethical and fair treatment of all, teamwork, compassion, and innovation in service delivery. Visit our website at www.compassinterventioncenter.com. The Patient Care Coordinator is responsible for creating a safe environment, providing direct supervision, empowers, and teaches new tools for coping to Outpatient Care Patients. One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

Requirements

High School Diploma required.
Monitors unit milieu and maintains a safe, therapeutic environment for clients, family members and staff.
Modifies milieu according to developmental needs of the clients.
Implements interventions appropriate to the developmental needs of the client in accordance with the treatment plan demonstrating sound clinical and professional judgment and competency.
Demonstrates ability to therapeutically interact with, especially difficult, threatening, or resistant clients; able to de-escalate potentially combative or hostile situations.
Must possess knowledge of psychiatric group processes, therapeutic relationships processes, age specific growth and development, limit setting and behavior management, crisis management with aggressive behaviors, Verbal De-Escalation, Handle with Care and CPR training.

Nice To Haves

Bachelors Degree in Social Work or related field, preferred.

Responsibilities

Patient Care Coordinator contributes ideas to the team regarding problem areas and clients.
Shows initiative to deal directly with milieu problem areas.
Is able to identify and utilize individual client strengths and motivators to encourage positive personal change in clients.
Demonstrates reflective listening, an ability to hear what clients and peers are saying for reporting purposes.
Understands the need for appropriate client/staff boundaries & maintains a strict therapeutic relationship during treatment.