Job Description

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Provides educational services to all students on the Adolescent Unit. Designs and implements curriculum based on State of California Standards. Assists students in the completion of schoolwork provided by their school. Documents participation in the Electronic Medical Record. Reviews Phase Packets to assist patients in moving up the unit Phase System. Participates in performance improvement projects. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

QUALIFICATIONS Any Current California Teaching Credential. Two years’ experience in secondary education and two years’ experience with students experiencing mental health issues preferred. Excellent verbal , written , and classroom management skills. BLS Provider and MAB certification required within 90 days of employment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS Frequent walking, standing, bending, reaching and sitting. Lifting up to 10 pounds. Pulling and pushing up to 25 pounds. Corrected vision and hearing to a normal range. Finger dexterity. Frequent exposure to stressful situation. Constant public and patient contact.

WORKING CONDITIONS Constant exposure to noise. Occasional exposure to blood borne pathogens and other infectious disease. Occasional exposure to chemicals and general cleaning agents. Shift hours may vary dependent upon the department needs.

MAJOR TASKS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (All duties listed below are essential to the job.)

• General Staff Accountabilities • Employee’s conduct conforms to the Mission, Vision, Values, and Code of Conduct of College Hospital. • Values individual differences and demonstrates sensitivity to the cultural needs of others. • Respects the rights, privacy and property of others, and maintains strict confidentiality. • Effectively protects all health information from unauthorized access per HIPAA regulations and all applicable local and state laws. • Maintains required certification/license in a timely fashion. • Exhibits good attendance and punctuality. • Provides appropriate notice prior to vacation/time off and notifies supervisor a minimum of two hours prior to shift when unable to come to work. • Observes allotted break and meal periods as prescribed by Hospital Policy and follows time card procedures by accurately writing in and out. • Attends to personal affairs to avoid any interference with productivity. • Adheres to the Dress Code. • Demonstrates an understanding of their personal role in the case of fire/disaster and participates in Performance Improvement activities. • Functions with an awareness of patient safety issues and applies basic principles of safety as identified within the facility. • Follows the occurrence reporting policy and procedure in reporting any potential safety issues.

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• Job Specific Accountabilities • Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills. Documents participation in school on group progress notes clearly and concisely. • Develops and implements curriculum for all students and participates in performance improvement activities with the Department Director. • Demonstrates effective classroom management and teaching skills. • Reinforces unit/program rules, assists patients in completing phase up packets, implements appropriate consequences for inappropriate behavior and strategies to decrease agitation and increase compliance. • Provides input regarding the evaluation of program effectiveness and actively participates in implementation of change. • Demonstrates self-directed learning and participation in continuing education to meet own professional development needs. • Seeks information necessary for accurate completion of job duties. • Complies with all reporting laws concerning child abuse/neglect, elder/dependent adult abuse/neglect, domestic violence, and Tarasoff notifications. • Effectively performs other duties, as assigned.

• Customer Service • Exhibits behavior that is courteous, compassionate, polite, friendly, and respectful towards patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers and extends self to make patients, visitors, clinical staff, and peers feel welcome and respected.

Reports to: Director of Activity Therapy and Program

Company Description

College Hospital Costa Mesa is a TJC accredited, 122 bed facility that provides high quality medical, surgical and psychiatric care. We are located near the intersection of the 405 and 55 freeways in the city of Costa Mesa, California. We provide a continuum of superior psychiatric health care services in a cost-effective manner to meet the needs of our patients, community, professional staff and payors. We have been doing so since 1987. Our medical and surgical specialty services complement the tertiary care services of the large medical centers in Orange County.