EDUCATION COORDINATOR

Company Overview

River Park Hospital is a 165-bed facility dedicated to providing comprehensive behavioral health services to individuals across all age groups, including children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. The hospital is committed to delivering personalized care that respects each individual's unique needs and enhances their quality of life through specialized treatment programs.

Overview

We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic Education Coordinator to oversee educational programs within our healthcare setting. This role involves managing educational initiatives for staff and patients, developing curriculum content, and ensuring the smooth operation of educational activities. The ideal candidate will possess strong administrative skills, experience in education management, and a passion for fostering learning environments that support recovery and development.

Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Skilled at meeting corporate and state educational goals and requirements for educational program
• Provides for educational needs including individualized lesson plans which are based on age, diagnosis, and population of students.
• Liaison with county Board of Education to handle all issues related to student enrollment, transfer of grades and state testing.
• RPH representative for Corporate Education including developing annual education plan, providing Best in Class reports and other required corporate information.
• Provides educational progress reports to the treatment team, parents/guardians, and school systems as needed.
• Capable of utilizing crisis intervention skills to support the patient and to maintain safety.
• Schedules and mentors RPH teachers to ensure county educational standards are provided within the PRTF programs.
• Capable of providing patient safety initiatives such as performing observation rounds, incident management, and management of high-risk precautions.
• Accurately documents on the treatment plan illustrating patient progress or need for additional education, problem or intervention identification.
• Schedules and leads quarterly meetings with teachers to appropriately plan for PRTF educational services.

Specialized Skills and Knowledge (List the minimum required specific knowledge and skills necessary to perform this job. (e.g., basic accounting principles, computer programming, spreadsheets, specific healthcare processes, etc.

• Good communication skills, both verbal and written. Must be able to read, write and speak the English language. 5. Ability to effectively present information in one-to-one and small group situations to patients, families, treatment providers, and other employees.
• WV certified teacher
• Basic experience with general clerical skills, including computer, fax machine, telephone, copier. 6. Must be able to function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with patients, personnel, and support agencies.
• Must be willing to provide services to a diverse population, including varying levels of physical and cognitive functioning, 7. Must be willing and able to work as an effective team member with other members of the hospital staff.
• Must be able to become proficient at using computer systems to facilitate patient care including eMR and email systems. 8. Must demonstrate professionalism and abide by the hospital's values and ethical principles of the applicable licensing board.

Benefits

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• Flexible scheduling
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount program
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Tuition Assistance up to $5,250/yr
• Pet Insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of the facility to provide equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants for employment. No person will be discriminated against in employment based on race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Service Excellence.

Service excellence is a part of all we do. Our standards include:

• Treat everyone as a guest by making a good first impression, anticipating needs and displaying service recovery skills.
• Demonstrate professionalism and excellence by looking professional, being accountable for actions and delivering excellence in our everyday work.
• Practice teamwork by participating in decision making and process improvement, communicating effectively and focusing on the problem/issue, not the person.