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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Teacher Educator Academy

Special Education & Learning SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Part-timeChicago, IL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree is required.
  • A valid Professional Educator License (PEL) and Illinois teaching certificate are required.
  • The employee must be able to communicate verbally and in writing, physically manage patients, and push, pull, and lift up to 50 pounds.
  • The employee must be able to perform intermittent sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching, and stooping.
  • The work involves exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit violent or aggressive behavior, communicable diseases, blood and body fluids, and other hazardous waste in a general hospital environment.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in ongoing educational assessments of patients.
  • Provide instruction to patients while maintaining an orderly and disciplined classroom structure.
  • Develop special interventions for patients unable to function within the classroom setting.
  • Assist in curriculum development.
  • Participate in patient treatment planning and staffings when necessary.
  • Apply knowledge of basic growth and development milestones and use appropriate interventions for the age and population served.
  • Complete patient lesson plans.
  • Complete and maintain all required records.
  • Maintain an adequate supply of instructional materials appropriate to patients’ ages and functioning levels.
  • Participate in case management activities as required.
  • Maintain a safe and sanitary environment.
  • Follow instructions and perform other duties requested by the Director of the Academy.

Desired Qualifications

  • One year of teaching experience with children and/or adolescents with emotional disturbance (ED) or behavioral disorders (BD).
  • A master's degree is preferred.
  • Certification in Special Education is preferred.
  • Knowledge of effective teaching skills and educational strategies for a special education population, individual and group management skills, therapeutic relationships and processes, age-specific growth and development, limit setting, and crisis and behavior management is preferred.

About the Company

Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Universal Health Services operates a network of acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and ambulatory centers across the United States. It generates its services by acquiring and managing healthcare facilities, then integrating them under centralized operating practices to deliver patient care. The company’s offering is the management and provision of hospital and behavioral health services, with a focus on standardized clinical operations, economies of scale, and nationwide coverage. What sets UHS apart is its long history of growth through acquisitions, its size and scale in both acute and behavioral health markets, and its ability to integrate new facilities while maintaining consistent care quality. Its goal is to provide high-quality healthcare across a broad network, improve patient outcomes, and sustain long-term value for shareholders by expanding access and efficiency in hospital and behavioral health services.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Founded
1978

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