The compensation range listed reflects the range Northern Light Health anticipates relying on in setting the wages for the position. The range may not necessarily include all additional compensation elements available, such as differentials, incentive programs and benefits.
Northern Light Acadia Hospital
Department: Behav Hlth Consult Prof Svcs
Position is located: Acadia
Work Type: Full Time
Hours Per Week: 40.00
Work Schedule: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Salary Range : $ 56,139.20- $86,153.60
Exempt: Yes
Summary:
The Psychiatric Educator is an expert behavioral health professional who understands and utilizes evidence-based theory, assessments, and interventions to promote stabilization in the acutely ill psychiatric patient. The Psychiatric Educator will network with Northern Light Health and external partner hospital Emergency Departments and inpatient units across the state to develop and provide ongoing education regarding nursing management of the psychiatric patient. The Psychiatric Educator will provide leadership to nursing staff and will be adept at negotiating conflict, managing highly stressful situations, building trust, and collaborating with others. This role will promptly and efficiently evaluate and provide recommendations on the management of patients. The Psychiatric Educator will demonstrate leadership and knowledge by collaborating with nursing leaders to share observations, offer solutions to nursing care challenges and address training and competency gaps within their departments. The Psychiatric Educator will also be responsible for maintaining a continual knowledge of appropriate updates to Cerner Behavioral Health and how new tools may advance care delivery within our partner hospital environments. To be successful, the individual in this position must: have initiative, Demonstrate leadership in psychiatric care Value relationship-building and collaboration Demonstrate an ability to communicate at all levels internal and external to the organization through trainings, presentations, reports, email, and verbal communication Demonstrate a high degree of ease in designing and delivering trainings to peers and leaders and adapt such training to various learning styles Achieve metrics identified for the behavioral health service line and consult team which relate directly to nursing care and collaboration to drive results across organizations Adept at negotiating conflict and interacting with acutely agitated individuals Appreciate working with all age groups Demonstrate working knowledge of milieu management.
Responsibilities :
- Lead by both action and example.
- Develops, implements, and regularly reviews relevant nursing training modules.
- Serves as a liaison with nurse managers in partner hospital emergency departments and inpatient units regarding patient safety &milieu management.
- Co- facilitate with Consult Team Operations Manager the Case Escalation Team when initiated either by Consult Team staff or a partner hospital.
- Demonstrates expert knowledge of psychiatric patients to include behavioral health care plans, milieu management, understanding of psychotropic medications and community services.
- Maintain regulatory requirements, including Joint Commission, Federal and State regulatory bodies.
- Continually assess the need for education regarding management of the acute behavioral health patient through ongoing awareness of acuity in each partnering hospital.
- Respond quickly to nurse leader in the moment requests for support.
- Assist nursing staff and leaders to identify gaps in training.
- Assist nursing staff with completion of behavioral health care plans, as requested.
- Design and facilitate trainings to partner hospitals on various topics related to psychiatric patients, at request.
- Deliver trainings in person as requested by partner facility.
- Maintain psychiatric education portal through at least annual reviews of information with various subject matter experts, assure accuracy of information and be accountable for contents.
- Manage access of education portal through verification of access requests to assure information is only available to our contracted partner facilities.
- Plan, manage and be accountable for annual ED Summit training on site at Acadia. Responsible for agenda, facilitation, space, scheduling speakers. Etc.
- Other duties as needed.
Other Information:
Competencies and Skills
- Achieves Results: Sets high standards for their own outcomes and seizes opportunities to engage others towards objectives. Consistently moves forward with direct actions in order to attain or exceed objectives. Manages their own time effectively to accomplish assigned tasks. Successfully prioritizes multiple projects and duties as needed.
- Acts Strategically: Creates effective plans that anticipate future consequences and opportunities and is able to connect the day to day operations to longer-term objectives, shifts in the industry, and system goals.
- Applies Business Acumen:Demonstrates knowledge of current and future trends that impact organizational success. Applies proven practices and business theories to get results that meet financial as well as other business goals. Recognizes opportunities for new services and products and acts accordingly, taking measured risks into consideration. Possesses a thorough knowledge of their field and independently carries out their work in accordance with professional standards of the profession.
- Electronic medical record software.
- Demonstrates Adaptability: Learns quickly when facing a new problem or unfamiliar task; is flexible in their approach with changing priorities and ambiguity. Manages change effectively and does not give up during adversity. Capable of changing one's behavioral style and/or views in order to attain a goal. Absorbs new information readily and puts it into practice effectively.
- Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence: Exhibits a high level of self-awareness, self-management, other awareness and relationship management. Conducts themselves in an empathic, appropriate way, with a sense of humor and stimulates a collaborative work environment. Is respectful of the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others and aware of the influence of their own behavior on them. Is aware of relevant social, political, system, and professional trends and developments and uses this information for the organization's benefit.
- Develops Self and Others:Takes responsibility for engaging in professional self-development activities and programs. Strives to gain insight into their own values, strengths and weaknesses, interests and ambitions and takes action in order to enhance competencies and skills when possible. As a leader, encourages and guides employees towards growth opportunities to enhance performance and help them reach goals. Reviews and analyzes employees' strengths and weaknesses to distinguish their talents and development needs, and to ensure they are enhanced appropriately.
- Effectively Communicates: Listens, speaks and writes appropriately, using clear language. Communication methods are fitting to the message(s), audience, and situation and follow-ups are regular and timely. Shows that important (non-) verbal information is absorbed and understood and asks further questions to clarify when necessary. Expresses ideas and views clearly to others and has ability to adjust use of language to the audiences' level.
- Fosters Innovation: Employs and encourages the use of meaningful creativity in solving challenges. Proactively identifies opportunities and uses new approaches to enhance processes, systems and services. When appropriate, suggests or initiates new strategies, products, services, and markets.
- Influences and Inspires: Builds enthusiasm and commitment among others to move in a desired direction and models it personally. Creates a compelling vision of success that motivates workplace initiative and energizes others to follow. Provides direction and guidance to encourage cooperation between team members in order to attain an objective. Has the ability to appropriately influence others' actions and decisions with and without express authority.
- Spreadsheet application with the ability to use calculations, formulas, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming.
- Email application with the ability to manage email as well as calendars, managing tasks and contacts, note taking, journaling, and web browsing.
- Presentation software with the ability to create presentations with the ability to incorporate animation, audio, video, time delays, as well as designing themes and variants with animations and effects.
- MS Teams
- Word process application with the ability to create and edit documents, format, use tables, apply footnoting, create table of contents and mail merge techniques.
- Public Speaking
- Serves Others: Strives to understand, meet and exceed the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers which may include the people and communities in our service areas. Develops and maintains relationships, alliances and coalitions within and outside the organization and leverages them in order to obtain information, support, and promote cooperation and collaboration.
- Utilizes Resources Effectively: Understands how to get the most out of available resources and uses cost-benefit thinking in decision-making and in setting priorities. Monitors and analyzes resource usage to identify and eliminate areas of waste and maximize resources. As a leader, defines targets and provides appropriate means; oversees progress and makes adjustments when necessary. Appropriately delegates work, sets clear direction and manages workflow and time.
- Zoom
- Behaves with Integrity and Builds Trust: Acts consistently in line with the core values, commitments and rules of conduct. Leads by example and tells the truth. Does what they say they will, when and how they say they will, or communicates an alternate plan.
- Cultivates Respect: Treats others fairly, embraces and values differences, and contributes to a culture of belonging, empowerment, and cooperation.
- Fosters Accountability: Creates and participates in a work environment where people hold themselves and others accountable for processes, results and behaviors. Takes appropriate ownership not only of successes but also mistakes and works to correct them in a timely manner. Demonstrates understanding that we all work as a team and the quality and timeliness of work impacts everyone involved.
- Practices Compassion: Exhibits genuine care for people and is available and ready to help; displays a deep awareness of and strong willingness to relieve the suffering of others.
Education
- Required Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
- 2 year/years of Relevant Work Experience
Working Conditions
- Potential exposure to abusive and/or aggressive people.
- Need to travel to perform responsible duties
- Work with computers, typing, reading or writing.
Prolonged periods of sitting.
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Northern Light Acadia Hospital is regional psychiatric hospital in Bangor, Maine, providing acute mental health care and telehealth psychiatry across the state. As the behavioral health member of Northern Light Health, Acadia Hospital offers specialized care through programs like Behavioral Home Health, integrated behavioral health in primary care settings, and a geriatric Mood and Memory clinic that participates in clinical trials for new Alzheimer’s treatments. Northern Light Acadia Healthcare, a subsidiary of the hospital, delivers outpatient services including substance use disorder treatment and case management. Through these programs, we serve patients from every part of Maine.
We are a member of Northern Light Health, an integrated statewide health delivery system that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state . Northern Light Health offers a broad range of services, including nine hospitals, primary care and specialty physician practices, long-term care, home health and hospice agencies, and emergency ground and air transport.
Bangor, Maine is a vibrant small city with easy access to Maine’s spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England’s best with the flagship campus of the University of Maine located in the neighboring town of Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to most major destinations.
Questions? Contact Talent Acquisition:
phone: 207-973-7100
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Bangor, Maine, Behavioral Health, Mental Health, Addiction, Adult and Ped
