Responsibilities

Lead Tech

Located in South Central Virginia, The Hughes Center is a highly-structured psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth ages 10 to 22 with neurodevelopmental disorders. The Hughes Center also provides private, community-based educational services. We provide both individualized and holistic care for adolescents and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a nurturing, family-friendly environment. We utilize a multidisciplinary team approach to provide comprehensive evaluations and evidence-based treatment (and educational) interventions with the intent to increase each youth’s level of functional independence. Our team also works diligently to address or manage medical conditions and challenging behaviors that are often associated with individuals who are diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders. We challenge our residents to adapt to and apply learned skills within new environments and situations, and to maintain functional use of these skills when they return to their homes or other community-based settings.

The Lead Tech will have 24-hour responsibility for all issues concerning the residents of their respective units as well as the staff working on them. Provide supervision and support to the unit. Provide scheduling of in-service training to all unit staff both in the unit specific orientation and the facility wide orientation for Mental Health Technicians (MHT) in response to the type of residents we are serving. With on-going consultation with therapist, they will monitor the unit activities and daily duties assigned to the MHTs working with them. In order to insure safety and consistency in treating the residents, the Lead Tech will have the responsibility of encouraging the team approach to therapeutic interventions. Provide annual evaluations and weekly, bi-weekly supervision of performance to each of the staff members. The role of the Lead Tech is that of a resource, to the members of the interdisciplinary treatment team in maintaining a therapeutic milieu that fosters the achievement of the goals set by the treatment team.

Additional Job Duties:

Under direct supervision, assists in the implementation of the treatment plan for each resident, by completing monthly summary reports.
Assists in providing safe delivery of care to meet the goals and objectives of each resident’s plan of care.
Assists with the unit milieu to guide the development of acceptable habits and attitudes by consistently and fairly implementing the behavioral program, emphasizing good choices, and positive interactions.
Responds to crisis situations and manages resident behaviors in accordance with the Behavioral Management Program.
Completes documentation regarding resident supervision and participation in the program in a timely manner.
Oversee the delivery of psychoeducational groups in the cottages (also known as 21 interventions). Ensure fidelity to the Department of Medical Assistance Service regulations.
Attend and participate in all unit meetings and trainings.
Consistently follows the program activity schedule and implements all safety and security procedures.
Serve as a role model for residents.
Make facility rounds continuously, stay visual to all units.
Ensure following of scheduled activities.
Maintain appropriate staffing patterns.
Assist with all approved resident passes and daily resident transports.
Ensure all room searches and safety and security checklists are completed on each unit,
Notify Program Operations Director and maintenance of all facility issues or property destruction (if minor note on safety & security checklist, major – notify maintenance worker, call AOC).
Document all call offs or early dismissals that may result in mandatory stay-over and call AOC.
Assign staff to units as indicated by Program Operations Director, and ensure they receive breaks.
Notify Program Operations Director for approval of any hours worked outside of regular shift hours and any MHC schedule changes.
Review all incident reports and physical hold paperwork prior to shift end and ensure competencies.
Ensure pat downs are completed and documented.
Serve as facility role model in implementing program and providing intervention.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Good verbal and written skills, ability to rotate shifts and units as necessary, and ability to maintain resident’s confidentiality. Knowledge of principles of psychology and child growth and development are useful. Limit-setting, responding to children and adolescents in a caring, mature manner, while maintaining professional boundaries necessary. Must consistently exhibit mental and emotional ability to understand and perform the essential functions of the job.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree preferred or High school diploma required.
Five years related experience with adolescents and children or related college coursework in a related field. Previous experience with emotionally disturbed, intellectually disabled, individuals with autism, or physically disabled persons preferred.
Current driver’s licensure with good driving record
CPR certification, First Aid Certificate, and Handle with Care.

Other Requirements:

Lift and carry up to 50 pounds
Stand, walk, kneel, and reach while working with residents for approximately 80-90% of the day
Use the full range of body motion including handling and physically restraining residents when necessary
Perform First Aid and CPR

Benefits: https://benefits.uhsguest.com/

Home/Work Life Balance
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug plans
401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
Life Insurance
Flexible Spending or Health Savings Account
Generous Paid Time Off
Career Development Opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
A Challenging and Rewarding Work Environment
Free meals!
Company stock purchase discount
Employee Assistance Program

The Hughes Center is a drug-free and alcohol-free workplace. A pre-hire drug screen, pre-hire background checks, and education verification are required of all new employees.

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One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

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