Weekend Unit Manager

A unique treatment facility where Youth and families find Hope!

We are Changing lives, saving families.

Are you passionate about serving others?

Are you ready to make a difference in adolescent Lives?

General Summary:

This position works under the direction of the Unit Director. Monitors and supervises functions of assigned team members. Assumes leadership role in management areas of the treatment team. Ensures care and supervision of patients on a 24-hour basis, meeting safety and health needs of patients and creating and maintaining a therapeutic environment. Provides a positive role model to patients and staff. Functions as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. Responsible for the overall monitoring of the house/school systems on weekends. Required shifts: Saturday/Sunday 12 hours each day, plus an additional 5 hours during the week to follow up on agency responsibilities and to discuss any staffing issues with supervisor or HR. This is a safety sensitive position.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervises and evaluates the ratio needs of each house on campus. Makes decisions with regard to any staffing changes that need to occur on campus for the stability of safety and campus coverage needs and supervises weekend direct care team members in all houses.
• Trains team in areas such as CPR, First Aid, CPI, etc. as needed. Ensures proper appropriate documentation of such is provided/entered for each participant in a timely manner. Must become CPI and CPR/First Aid instructor within 6 months of assuming the position or as required classes are available.
• Ensures the coordination and documentation of all information regarding patient behavior, level of functions, emotional status, and current team member interventions.
• Watch and log any incidents during the weekend and discuss any needed follow up to the house Unit Manager and the Training Director.
• Walk through in all houses PRTF/QRTP throughout the shift. Responding to all client crises, communicating with on-call therapist, nursing staff, or administrator for any identified needs.
• Addresses any inappropriate team members behavior, utilizing house video to determine any needed disciplinary action or staff retraining needs. Report concerns to supervisor and Chief Clinical Officer. 
• Completes debriefings as needed.
• Completes on-call reports.
• Conducts periodic video spot-checks of all shifts.
• Ensures Trauma Informed Care (TIC) is used with all team member interactions. Provide ongoing staff training in trauma informed care, crisis prevention, de-escalation and restraint procedures. During incidents, provide constructive feedback and direction and note any retraining needs to Training Director.
• Additional duties as assigned by Unit Director

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong written and verbal skills; ability to read, analyze and interpret professional journals, technical procedures and government regulations
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, patients, licensed associates and the general public
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Basic understanding of calculation of figures

Education and/or Experience:

High School diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree preferred. One year experience with adolescent treatment with excellent performance record, demonstrated leadership qualities and ability to maintain professionalism, and a working knowledge of emotionally disturbed adolescents required.  Must become CPI and CPR/First Aid instructor within 6 months of assuming the position or as required classes are available. Leadership and supervisory experience preferred. Experience working in residential care, behavioral health, youth services, or a related field preferred. Ability to manage schedules, staffing, crises, and multiple responsibilities effectively. Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment. Must possess good driving skills and a valid Arkansas driver's license and be eligible for agency insurance. Must be 21 years of age or older.

Physical Demands and Work Environment 

Team members are required to sit, stand, talk, hear, see, walk and reach with hands and arms. Must be able to contain and restrain patients. Must maintain a current tuberculosis skin test. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Compassion | Dedication | Professionalism | Teamwork | Trust

OUR MISSION

The Mission of Youth Home, Inc. is to equip and empower youth, adults, and families to become healthier and contributing members of the community by providing compassionate emotional and behavioral health care.

OUR HISTORY

Founded in 1966, Youth Home, Inc., located in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a private non-profit mental health provider. In the mid-1980's, Youth Home's program developed into a medical model directed by child and adolescent psychiatrists. Our continuum of care includes adolescent intensive residential and qualified residential treatment, specialty tracks, and school-based services, as well as outpatient services for individuals of all ages. Youth Home, Inc. is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation's oldest and largest accrediting body for healthcare providers. Youth Home addresses a need in the State of Arkansas for quality healthcare for individuals and families.

OUR VALUES

Compassion Care and concern at the heart of all we do.

Trust - Relationships mean everything.

Dedication - Committed with our whole heart.

Professionalism - Everything with excellence and integrity.

Teamwork - One team, one heart, one mission.