Intervention Specialist

Primary Location:

Peace - Louisville

Address:

2020 Newburg Rd.
Louisville, KY 40205


Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description:

The Intervention Specialist is responsible for performing a variety of duties involved in carrying out general and specialized intervention programs as well as team member education regarding implementation and monitoring of these interventions.

Essential Functions:

• Provides information relative to assessment to all disciplines
• Provides input into intervention plans in conjunction with appropriate discipline
• Communicates effectiveness of interventions to appropriate discipline
• Maintains orderly and appropriately stocked supplies and activities on unit
• Facilitates implementation of daily activity schedule in conjunction with Program Coordinator
• Provides training of intervention plans to various disciplines involved in patient care
• Monitors implementation of intervention plans and provides feedback regarding plan implementation
• Provides direct behavior therapy and active treatment programming on individual and/or group basis including proactive strategies and crisis intervention and models programming for all team members
• Assists with maintaining a structured milieu
• Collects, records, and enters data on observable patient behavior
• Accepts participation in special projects and appointments to hospital committees as appropriate
• Assists with floor coverage and other unit duties, as necessary

Shift Requirements:

Shift Length (in hours):

10 hours

# Shifts/Week:

4

Overtime Required:

☒ Infrequently     ☐ Sometimes    ☐ Often     ☐ n/a (exempt position)

Other Functions:

• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned

Additional Job Description:

Education:

• High school diploma or GED/equivalent (required)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Service field (preferred)

Experience:

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in human services is required for applicants without Bachelor’s Degree (required)

Certification:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)