Department of Human Services (DHS)/ Fitness Restoration Program Coordinator, Full - Time, Days

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital as an Department of Human Services (DHS)/ Fitness Restoration Program Coordinator in theBehavioral Health department. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

 

The DHS Fitness Restoration Program Coordinator provides general oversight of the specialty Fitness Restoration Program in collaboration with the Nursing Patient Care Manager. The Fitness Restoration Coordinator ensures compliance with quality and regulatory standards, communication with the Department of Human Services (DHS) and management of the legal processes.

 

Essential Job Functions

• Collaborates with Behavioral Health Leadership to ensure all regulatory compliance, clinical competency and educational requirements are met
• Creates a learning environment that encourages staff to maximize level of professional practice
• Designs and continually evaluates core competencies int he implementation of a Therapeutic community model of care
• Regularly meets with the patients community  leaders to promote a  therapeutic, healing and empowering culture
• Acts as the primary facilitator for daily community meetings
• Ensures the behavioral incentive program for DHS patients is functional and consistently maintained
• Ensures patients have a minimum of one hour time outdoors (weather Permitting)
• Observes Clinical Therapist, RN an BHT lead groups, and provides feedback and education to build skills as appropriate
• Audits EMR for quality, compliance with group programming and completeness for clinical documentation
• Designs and implements a professional development program for core DHS staff
• Promotes a culture of Employee Engagement
• Facilitate appropriate admissions tot he program with the goal of stabilizing the unit census
• Coordination with the accepting attending Psychiatrist and nursing staff regarding the needs of the patient
• Communication with the referring county authorities to plan transportation to DHS program, which includes establishing the transport date and accurately composing the transport authorization letters
• Review referral packets from DHS for individuals determined to be Unfit to Stand Trial (UST)
• Participate in the weekly meetings with DHS leadership

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Clinical Behavioral Health 
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a Behavioral Health Care environment, preferred inpatient BH, Forensic Clinical experience
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• Current BLS with American Heart Association 
• Current CPI

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) 

Position Details 

• Job Type/FTE: Full Time, 8-hour shifts
• Shift: Days
• Work Location: Onsite 
• Unit/Department: Behavioral Health
• CBA Code: Non - Union

Why Join Us

For nearly a century Ingalls Memorial has pioneered sophisticated clinical care and developed the area's most convenient network of comprehensive outpatient centers, all dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the community. Now, partnered with UChicago Medicine, we have expanded our network of expert physicians, convenient facilities and scope of service to speed your healing process and help navigate your path to wellness. A skilled Medical Staff and talented employees dedicated to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of illness and injury provide a firm foundation for our reputation for quality. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is for you. Here at Ingalls, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us!

 

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UChicago Medicine Ingalls is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

 

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