• Coordinates staff assignments and role models appropriate communication with Nurse/Nurse Manager/Clinical Director as needed.
• Demonstrates an understanding of FTE/staffing ratio and safety requirements; acts proactively to ensure adequate coverage of units while minimizing unnecessary overtime; reviews staff schedule and ensures that call-ins and OT authorization are completed in a timely manner.
• Gives appropriate and timely feedback to less experienced staff regarding patient care duties, documentation, milieu management, etc.
• Provides immediate supervision and directions to MHS staff as assigned by Clinical Director.
• Consistently demonstrates appropriate and effective delegation, clearly communicating expectations and timetables, routinely proactively evaluating satisfactory completion of tasks.
• Ensures documentation reflects treatment plan goals and provides timely, useful information for treatment plan revision; monitors MHS staff’s documentation; ensures patient location log and status-based check sheets are complete and accurate.
• Communicates regularly and discusses issues with other members of the multidisciplinary team regarding patient care concerns while ensuring interventions are based on familiarity with patient history, assessments, and treatment plan.
• Ensures policy is followed during any physical interactions with patients while teaching/role modeling de-escalation techniques and instilling the goal of minimizing all potential escalating interactions and power struggles.
• Will obtain necessary qualifications required to pass medications to patients.

***$5,000 Sign-on bonus available***

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work or related field plus a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the mental health field
• OR a Bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field with 4 years of experience in the mental health field
• OR a Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field
• OR a current State of Alaska LPN license with 8 years of experience in the mental health field
• OR a High School Diploma/ GED with 6 years of work related experience in the mental health field

• Challenging & Rewarding Work Environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with Company Match & Discounted Stock Plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career Development Opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries!
• Tuition Assistance