PROGRAM COORDINATOR

UHS•Bradenton, FL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Suncoast Behavioral Health Center provides quality mental health care and education services for adolescents, ages 11–17 who are experiencing behavioral, emotional, educational, family and social challenges. The dedicated professionals at Suncoast Behavioral Health Center provide quality mental health treatment for children. The program establishes healthy behaviors and prepares children to transition back home. The Program Coordinator is a hybrid of clinical interventions and milieu management interventions. Primarily the Program Coordinator ensures patient safety while on the unit, assist in managing MHT’s on their shift, and while also providing clinical interventions and programming in coordination with other members of the treatment team. The Program Coordinator will manage program schedule fidelity while also addressing patient stabilization throughout the shift. The Program Coordinator assess the therapeutic needs of the individual and the group while on the unit and are also liaisons between Social Services and the MHT’s for the purpose of developing and coordinating proper interventions and milieu needs for our patients. The Program Coordinator has the primary responsibility of running psychoeducation groups and enrichment groups in afternoon and weekend programming, in coordination with programming outlined by The Director of Residential Services. The Program Coordinator will also facilitate learning using a variety of teaching strategies appropriate to content, setting, adult learner needs, and desired learner outcomes. The Program Coordinator works closely with HRD in assisting with the management of the online learning environment, teaching CPR, Verbal De-escalation, Handle With Care, and maintains accurate staff education files. The Program Coordinator will also be involved as a champion of the Trauma Informed Care Committee and have positive involvement in any Employee Engagement led activity. Active involvement in the orientation and check-in/refresher process through the use of scheduled educational classes. Provision of re-training as needed/requested by department directors.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
2 – 3 years of maintenance experience, preferably in a behavioral health or hospital setting.
Knowledge of clinical skills to assess for stabilization, risk factors and verbal de-escalation.
Extensive walking, standing, sitting.
Must be able to lift over fifty (50 lbs.) pounds.
Must be able to participate in the physical restraint and seclusion of patients.
Must be able to participate in and complete Handle With Care Training on an annual basis.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensures patient safety while on the unit.
Assists in managing MHT’s on their shift.
Provides clinical interventions and programming in coordination with other members of the treatment team.
Manages program schedule fidelity.
Addresses patient stabilization throughout the shift.
Assesses the therapeutic needs of the individual and the group while on the unit.
Acts as a liaison between Social Services and the MHT’s for the purpose of developing and coordinating proper interventions and milieu needs for patients.
Runs psychoeducation groups and enrichment groups in afternoon and weekend programming.
Facilitates learning using a variety of teaching strategies appropriate to content, setting, adult learner needs, and desired learner outcomes.
Assists with the management of the online learning environment.
Teaches CPR, Verbal De-escalation, and Handle With Care.
Maintains accurate staff education files.
Acts as a champion of the Trauma Informed Care Committee.
Has positive involvement in any Employee Engagement led activity.
Actively participates in the orientation and check-in/refresher process through the use of scheduled educational classes.
Provides re-training as needed/requested by department directors.